Sao Tome and Principe vs Timor-Leste: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Sao Tome and Principe
3.83 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Timor-Leste
4.50 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
139th
Timor-Leste rank
136th

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Timor-Leste
-60.0M-40.0M-20.0M020.0M197419992024

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 4.50 million BoP, current US$ against 3.83 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 667,460 BoP, current US$.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 139th and Timor-Leste ranks 136th of 192 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2010s 1.29 million BoP, current US$ 5.95 million BoP, current US$ 4.66 million BoP, current US$ Timor-Leste
2020s 1.71 million BoP, current US$ -16.10 million BoP, current US$ 17.81 million BoP, current US$ Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Sao Tome and Principe or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 4.50 million BoP, current US$ against 3.83 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
667,460 BoP, current US$, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 139th and Timor-Leste ranks 136th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.