Greece vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Greece
213.34 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
-1.99 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Greece rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
42nd

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

  • Greece
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 213.34 BoP, current US$ per person against -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 215.33 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Greece's figure about 107.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4823 BoP, current US$ per person 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person 0.6129 BoP, current US$ per person Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s -0.1807 BoP, current US$ per person 2.82 BoP, current US$ per person 3 BoP, current US$ per person Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 170.95 BoP, current US$ per person 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person 168.52 BoP, current US$ per person Greece
2010s 69.5 BoP, current US$ per person 8.07 BoP, current US$ per person 61.43 BoP, current US$ per person Greece
2020s 208.74 BoP, current US$ per person 1.21 BoP, current US$ per person 207.53 BoP, current US$ per person Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Greece or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Greece, at 213.34 BoP, current US$ per person against -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa?
215.33 BoP, current US$ per person, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa?
38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Greece ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.