Namibia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Namibia
14.65 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
16.27 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
95th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
93rd

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

  • Namibia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-100-50050100197419992024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 16.27 BoP, current US$ per person against 14.65 BoP, current US$ per person in Namibia, a difference of 1.62 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Namibia ranks 95th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 93rd of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 21.71 BoP, current US$ per person 25.67 BoP, current US$ per person 3.97 BoP, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 8.08 BoP, current US$ per person 6.43 BoP, current US$ per person 1.65 BoP, current US$ per person Namibia
2020s -12.03 BoP, current US$ per person 7.4 BoP, current US$ per person 19.43 BoP, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Namibia or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 16.27 BoP, current US$ per person against 14.65 BoP, current US$ per person in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.62 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Namibia ranks 95th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 93rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.