Botswana vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Botswana
1.2 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Samoa
1.8 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
135th
Samoa rank
134th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Botswana
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.6 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.5 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 135th and Samoa ranks 134th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.099 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.099 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.2226 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2226 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 32.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 39.1 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 30.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 22 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.65 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | -7.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.61 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Botswana or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Botswana and Samoa?
- 0.6 BoP, current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Samoa?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 135th and Samoa ranks 134th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.