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

Sao Tome and Principe
16.27 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zambia
14.57 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
93rd
Zambia rank
96th

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Zambia
-50050100197419992024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 16.27 BoP, current US$ per person against 14.57 BoP, current US$ per person in Zambia, a difference of 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 93rd and Zambia ranks 96th of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person
1980s -0.1713 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1713 BoP, current US$ per person Zambia
2000s 0.845 BoP, current US$ per person 19.98 BoP, current US$ per person 19.14 BoP, current US$ per person Zambia
2010s 6.43 BoP, current US$ per person 3.43 BoP, current US$ per person 3 BoP, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 7.4 BoP, current US$ per person -0.3014 BoP, current US$ per person 7.7 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$), per capita, Sao Tome and Principe or Zambia?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 16.27 BoP, current US$ per person against 14.57 BoP, current US$ per person in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
1.7 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 93rd and Zambia ranks 96th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.