How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and China?

43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.

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.

Cape Verde vs China: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Cape Verde

0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

China

0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

63rd

China rank

62nd

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

Cape Verde
China

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was China ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 63rd and China ranks 62nd of 191 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	China	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	China
1990s	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	China
2000s	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	China
2010s	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	China
2020s	0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Cape Verde or China?: China, at 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Cape Verde and China?: 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and China?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Cape Verde ranks 63rd and China ranks 62nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

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.