Botswana vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per
Botswana
-5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
-0.1536 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
154th
Samoa rank
151st
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time
- Botswana
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -0.1536 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 5.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 154th and Samoa ranks 151st of 188 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.3813 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.3813 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 103.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -405.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 508.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 119.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,449 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | -41.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 194.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 236.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Botswana or Samoa?
- Samoa, at -0.1536 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Botswana and Samoa?
- 5.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Samoa?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Botswana ranks 154th and Samoa ranks 151st of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.