Cape Verde vs Equatorial Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows

Cape Verde
153.85 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
188.01 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
147th
Equatorial Guinea rank
144th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 188.01 million BoP, current US$ against 153.85 million BoP, current US$ in Cape Verde, a difference of 34.16 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 147th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 144th of 201 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ -20,000 BoP, current US$ 20,000 BoP, current US$ Cape Verde
1980s 394,371 BoP, current US$ 1.57 million BoP, current US$ 1.17 million BoP, current US$ Equatorial Guinea
1990s 13.52 million BoP, current US$ 108.33 million BoP, current US$ 94.81 million BoP, current US$ Equatorial Guinea
2000s 90.56 million BoP, current US$ 577.31 million BoP, current US$ 486.75 million BoP, current US$ Equatorial Guinea
2010s 117.69 million BoP, current US$ 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ 927.29 million BoP, current US$ Equatorial Guinea
2020s 109.95 million BoP, current US$ 454.10 million BoP, current US$ 344.15 million BoP, current US$ Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Cape Verde or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 188.01 million BoP, current US$ against 153.85 million BoP, current US$ in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
34.16 million BoP, current US$, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
Cape Verde ranks 147th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 144th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 12,232 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.