Morocco vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Morocco
0.4%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.5%
in 2024
Morocco rank
80th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
78th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Morocco
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Morocco, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Morocco ranks 80th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 78th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 3.0% | 2.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Morocco or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Morocco and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Morocco ranks 80th 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.