Fiji vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Fiji
0.4%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.5%
in 2024
Fiji rank
81st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
78th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Fiji
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Fiji, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Fiji ranks 81st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 78th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.8% | -0.0% | 0.8% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | -0.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Fiji or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Fiji and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Fiji ranks 81st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 78th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.