Guinea-Bissau vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows
Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 395,277 BoP, current US$ against 389,069 BoP, current US$ in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 6,208 BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Samoa ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 149th and Samoa ranks 148th of 191 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2000s | -1.82 million BoP, current US$ | -1.15 million BoP, current US$ | 667,489 BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2010s | 730,348 BoP, current US$ | 4.43 million BoP, current US$ | 3.70 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2020s | 498,111 BoP, current US$ | 842,502 BoP, current US$ | 344,392 BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, Guinea-Bissau or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 395,277 BoP, current US$ against 389,069 BoP, current US$ in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between Guinea-Bissau and Samoa?
- 6,208 BoP, current US$, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 149th and Samoa ranks 148th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). 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.