Gambia vs Sierra Leone: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Gambia
-0.241 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
-0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2010
Gambia rank
165th
Sierra Leone rank
163rd

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

  • Gambia
  • Sierra Leone
-30-20-100197720002024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person against -0.241 BoP, current US$ per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.2357 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Gambia ranks 165th and Sierra Leone ranks 163rd of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per person -0.0063 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per person Gambia
2010s -0.0076 BoP, current US$ per person -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Gambia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person against -0.241 BoP, current US$ per person in Gambia as of 2010.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Gambia and Sierra Leone?
0.2357 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sierra Leone?
13 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2010.
How do Gambia and Sierra Leone rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Gambia ranks 165th and Sierra Leone ranks 163rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.