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