Africa Western and Central vs Aruba: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Africa Western and Central
0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Aruba
0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
30th
Aruba rank
32nd

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Aruba
00.20.40.6197319992025

How they compare

Aruba currently reports 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Aruba's figure about 14.4 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Aruba ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 30th and Aruba ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 2 and Aruba in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Aruba Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Western and Central
1990s 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0877 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0854 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Aruba
2000s 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Western and Central
2010s 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Aruba
2020s 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Africa Western and Central or Aruba?
Aruba, at 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Africa Western and Central and Aruba?
0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Aruba?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Aruba rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Africa Western and Central ranks 30th and Aruba ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.