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

Norway
198.35 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-1.99 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Norway rank
46th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
44th

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

  • Norway
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-2.0k02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k197019972025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person against -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 200.34 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Norway's figure about 99.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 192 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 23.86 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2705 BoP, current US$ per person 23.59 BoP, current US$ per person Norway
1980s 186.6 BoP, current US$ per person 0.9721 BoP, current US$ per person 185.63 BoP, current US$ per person Norway
1990s 692.92 BoP, current US$ per person 2.81 BoP, current US$ per person 690.11 BoP, current US$ per person Norway
2000s 3,305 BoP, current US$ per person 2.43 BoP, current US$ per person 3,303 BoP, current US$ per person Norway
2010s 3,051 BoP, current US$ per person 8.04 BoP, current US$ per person 3,043 BoP, current US$ per person Norway
2020s 2,081 BoP, current US$ per person 0.7098 BoP, current US$ per person 2,080 BoP, current US$ per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Norway, at 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person against -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
200.34 BoP, current US$ per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Norway ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.