Guinea-Bissau vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP

Guinea-Bissau
0.0%
in 2024
Samoa
0.0%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
140th
Samoa rank
137th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Samoa
-2-1012197720012025

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.7 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Samoa ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th and Samoa ranks 137th of 189 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2000s -0.3% -0.4% 0.1% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.1% 0.5% 0.5% Samoa
2020s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Guinea-Bissau or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Guinea-Bissau and Samoa?
0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Samoa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th and Samoa ranks 137th 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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 7,265 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.