Naoero vs South Africa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Naoero
-111.87 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
South Africa
-61.95 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Naoero rank
181st
South Africa rank
178th

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

  • Naoero
  • South Africa
-6.0k-4.0k-2.0k0197019972025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person against -111.87 BoP, current US$ per person in Naoero, a difference of 49.92 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Naoero ahead.

Naoero ranks 181st and South Africa ranks 178th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Naoero averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Naoero South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 309.82 BoP, current US$ per person -8.06 BoP, current US$ per person 317.88 BoP, current US$ per person Naoero
2010s -250.25 BoP, current US$ per person 73.18 BoP, current US$ per person 323.43 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
2020s 316.53 BoP, current US$ per person -11.24 BoP, current US$ per person 327.77 BoP, current US$ per person Naoero

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Naoero or South Africa?
South Africa, at -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person against -111.87 BoP, current US$ per person in Naoero as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Naoero and South Africa?
49.92 BoP, current US$ per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Naoero and South Africa?
17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Naoero and South Africa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Naoero ranks 181st and South Africa ranks 178th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.