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

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
-2.63 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2.60 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
43rd
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
41st

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
-5.0B05.0B10.0B197019972025

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 2.60 billion BoP, current US$ against -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 5.24 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 87.05 million BoP, current US$ 0 BoP, current US$ 87.05 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 430.27 million BoP, current US$ 86.60 million BoP, current US$ 343.67 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 1.68 billion BoP, current US$ 511.30 million BoP, current US$ 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 2.00 billion BoP, current US$ 1.03 billion BoP, current US$ 973.51 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 8.10 billion BoP, current US$ 1.87 billion BoP, current US$ 6.23 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 1.48 billion BoP, current US$ 1.95 billion BoP, current US$ 470.61 million BoP, current US$ Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 2.60 billion BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
5.24 billion BoP, current US$, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.