Iran vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit
Iran
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa
0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iran rank
141st
Samoa rank
139th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit over time
- Iran
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iran, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.6 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.
Iran ranks 141st and Samoa ranks 139th of 191 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2000s | -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Iran or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Iran and Samoa?
- 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Samoa?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Iran ranks 141st and Samoa ranks 139th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.