Panama vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Panama
-94.25 % change on previous year
in 2024
Samoa
-80.72 % change on previous year
in 2025
Panama rank
159th
Samoa rank
156th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Panama
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -80.72 % change on previous year against -94.25 % change on previous year in Panama, a difference of 13.53 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Samoa ahead.
Panama ranks 159th and Samoa ranks 156th of 180 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.03 % change on previous year | 112.01 % change on previous year | 100.99 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2010s | 144.46 % change on previous year | 8.22 % change on previous year | 136.24 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2020s | 83.6 % change on previous year | -32.66 % change on previous year | 116.26 % change on previous year | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Panama or Samoa?
- Samoa, at -80.72 % change on previous year against -94.25 % change on previous year in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Panama and Samoa?
- 13.53 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Samoa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Panama ranks 159th and Samoa ranks 156th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.