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

Brazil
3,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3,754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
71st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
69th

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

  • Brazil
  • Sao Tome and Principe
05.0k10.0k15.0k197019962023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3,754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 745 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 71st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 69th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 16.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Brazil
1980s 26.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -20.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 47.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Brazil
2000s 1,683 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,373 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,690 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 1,737 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,345 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 391.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Brazil
2020s 2,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,231 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 901.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Brazil or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 3,754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe?
745 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe?
35 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Brazil ranks 71st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 69th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.