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

Sao Tome and Principe
3.83 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Vanuatu
2.79 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
139th
Vanuatu rank
142nd

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Vanuatu
05.0M10.0M15.0M197419992024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.83 million BoP, current US$ against 2.79 million BoP, current US$ in Vanuatu, a difference of 1.05 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.4 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 139th and Vanuatu ranks 142nd of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s -25,045 BoP, current US$ 0 BoP, current US$ 25,045 BoP, current US$ Vanuatu
2000s 4.20 million BoP, current US$ 534,171 BoP, current US$ 3.66 million BoP, current US$ Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 1.29 million BoP, current US$ 1.01 million BoP, current US$ 285,026 BoP, current US$ Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 1.71 million BoP, current US$ 2.07 million BoP, current US$ 359,729 BoP, current US$ Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Sao Tome and Principe or Vanuatu?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.83 million BoP, current US$ against 2.79 million BoP, current US$ in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
1.05 million BoP, current US$, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
28 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 139th and Vanuatu ranks 142nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.