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

Indonesia
3,765 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3,754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
68th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
69th

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

  • Indonesia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-5.0k05.0k10.0k15.0k197419982023

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 3,765 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 68th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 69th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 5.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -20.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Indonesia
2000s 1,983 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,373 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,390 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 2,799 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,345 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Indonesia
2020s 3,007 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,231 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Indonesia or Sao Tome and Principe?
Indonesia, at 3,765 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe?
11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe?
29 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Indonesia ranks 68th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 69th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.