Paraguay vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Paraguay
0.5%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.5%
in 2024
Paraguay rank
77th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
78th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Paraguay
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Paraguay ranks 77th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 78th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Paraguay or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Paraguay, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Paraguay and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Paraguay ranks 77th 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.