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

Saint Kitts and Nevis
210.86 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
-1.99 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
44th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
42nd

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

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 210.86 BoP, current US$ per person against -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 212.85 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 105.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Saint Kitts and Nevis averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Kitts and Nevis Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0.9833 BoP, current US$ per person 0.9833 BoP, current US$ per person Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 2.31 BoP, current US$ per person 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1274 BoP, current US$ per person Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 139.72 BoP, current US$ per person 8.07 BoP, current US$ per person 131.65 BoP, current US$ per person Saint Kitts and Nevis
2020s -4.45 BoP, current US$ per person 0.6797 BoP, current US$ per person 5.13 BoP, current US$ per person Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 210.86 BoP, current US$ per person against -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa?
212.85 BoP, current US$ per person, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.