Cape Verde vs Equatorial Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- Cape Verde
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 25.71 million BoP, current US$ against 22.23 million BoP, current US$ in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 3.48 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 121st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 124th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 317,814 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 317,814 BoP, current US$ | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 6.62 million BoP, current US$ | 8.66 million BoP, current US$ | 2.04 million BoP, current US$ | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 12.64 million BoP, current US$ | -21.48 million BoP, current US$ | 34.12 million BoP, current US$ | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, Cape Verde or Equatorial Guinea?
- Cape Verde, at 25.71 million BoP, current US$ against 22.23 million BoP, current US$ in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
- 3.48 million BoP, current US$, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- Cape Verde ranks 121st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 124th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). 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.