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

Iceland
3,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3,754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
70th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
69th

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

  • Iceland
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-50.0k050.0k100.0k197419982023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3,754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 582 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Iceland ranks 70th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 69th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
1980s 12.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -20.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 42,553 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,373 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38,180 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2010s -13,618 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,345 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,963 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 367.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,231 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 863.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per, Iceland or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 3,754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?
582 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Iceland ranks 70th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 69th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.