Naoero vs South Africa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Naoero
-0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
-0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Naoero rank
180th
South Africa rank
181st

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

  • Naoero
  • South Africa
-0.6-0.4-0.2-00.2197019972025

How they compare

Naoero currently reports -0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Naoero ahead.

Naoero ranks 180th and South Africa ranks 181st of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Naoero averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Naoero South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0773 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Naoero
2010s -0.0183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Naoero

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Naoero or South Africa?
Naoero, at -0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Naoero and South Africa?
0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Naoero ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Naoero and South Africa?
17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Naoero and South Africa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Naoero ranks 180th and South Africa ranks 181st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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

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.