Aruba vs Equatorial Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- Aruba
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 22.23 million BoP, current US$ against 18.18 million BoP, current US$ in Aruba, a difference of 4.05 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Aruba's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Aruba ranks 126th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 124th of 193 countries.
Aruba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 912,461 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 912,461 BoP, current US$ | Aruba |
| 2010s | 36.66 million BoP, current US$ | 8.66 million BoP, current US$ | 28.00 million BoP, current US$ | Aruba |
| 2020s | 49.89 million BoP, current US$ | -21.48 million BoP, current US$ | 71.37 million BoP, current US$ | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, Aruba or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 22.23 million BoP, current US$ against 18.18 million BoP, current US$ in Aruba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between Aruba and Equatorial Guinea?
- 4.05 million BoP, current US$, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Equatorial Guinea?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Aruba and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- Aruba ranks 126th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 124th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.