Greece vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Greece
2.22 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
-2.63 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Greece rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
43rd

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

  • Greece
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 2.22 billion BoP, current US$ against -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 4.85 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Greece ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 4.81 million BoP, current US$ 546.55 million BoP, current US$ 541.74 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s -2.11 million BoP, current US$ 1.68 billion BoP, current US$ 1.68 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.89 billion BoP, current US$ 2.00 billion BoP, current US$ 117.90 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 763.36 million BoP, current US$ 8.10 billion BoP, current US$ 7.34 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 2.18 billion BoP, current US$ 1.48 billion BoP, current US$ 697.84 million BoP, current US$ Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Greece or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Greece, at 2.22 billion BoP, current US$ against -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
4.85 billion BoP, current US$, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Greece ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.