Norway vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Norway
-80.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa
-80.72 % change on previous year
in 2025
Norway rank
155th
Samoa rank
156th

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

  • Norway
  • Samoa
-2000200400600197119982025

How they compare

Norway currently reports -80.2 % change on previous year against -80.72 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 0.52 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Samoa ahead.

Norway ranks 155th and Samoa ranks 156th of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 14.11 % change on previous year 112.01 % change on previous year 97.9 % change on previous year Samoa
2010s -54.39 % change on previous year 25.43 % change on previous year 79.82 % change on previous year Samoa
2020s 22.88 % change on previous year -42.27 % change on previous year 65.15 % change on previous year Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Norway or Samoa?
Norway, at -80.2 % change on previous year against -80.72 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Norway and Samoa?
0.52 % change on previous year, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Samoa?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
How do Norway and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Norway ranks 155th and Samoa ranks 156th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.