Colombia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Colombia
6.93 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
6.36 % change on previous year
in 2024
Colombia rank
95th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
96th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Colombia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-2000200400600197119982025

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 6.93 % change on previous year against 6.36 % change on previous year in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.57 % change on previous year.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Colombia ranks 95th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 96th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s -34.09 % change on previous year 100 % change on previous year 134.09 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 20.54 % change on previous year -28.8 % change on previous year 49.34 % change on previous year Colombia
2010s -5.42 % change on previous year 129.16 % change on previous year 134.58 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 75.11 % change on previous year -12.92 % change on previous year 88.03 % change on previous year Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Colombia or Sao Tome and Principe?
Colombia, at 6.93 % change on previous year against 6.36 % change on previous year in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.57 % change on previous year, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe?
18 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Colombia ranks 95th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 96th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. 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 (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 8,350 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.