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
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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About this data
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.