Senegal vs Viet Nam: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Senegal
0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Viet Nam
0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Senegal rank
121st
Viet Nam rank
123rd

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

  • Senegal
  • Viet Nam
-0.00500.0050.01197419992024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 121st and Viet Nam ranks 123rd of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal
2010s 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2020s 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Senegal or Viet Nam?
Senegal, at 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Senegal and Viet Nam?
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Viet Nam?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Viet Nam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Senegal ranks 121st and Viet Nam ranks 123rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.