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

Japan
4.96 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
6.36 % change on previous year
in 2024
Japan rank
99th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
96th

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

  • Japan
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0200400600197119982025

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6.36 % change on previous year against 4.96 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 1.4 % change on previous year.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Japan ranks 99th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 96th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 30.52 % change on previous year 100 % change on previous year 69.48 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 14.65 % change on previous year -28.8 % change on previous year 43.46 % change on previous year Japan
2010s 15.65 % change on previous year 128.84 % change on previous year 113.19 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2020s -3.37 % change on previous year -12.92 % change on previous year 9.55 % change on previous year Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Japan or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.36 % change on previous year against 4.96 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.4 % change on previous year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
19 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Japan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Japan ranks 99th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 96th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.