Estonia vs South Africa: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP

Estonia
0.698 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Estonia rank
37th
South Africa rank
38th

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP over time

  • Estonia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.698 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0021 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 38th of 164 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.041 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1272 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0863 US dollar per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0.174 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.2448 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0709 US dollar per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.3561 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.4018 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0457 US dollar per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.651 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.5655 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0855 US dollar per US$ of GDP Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp, Estonia or South Africa?
Estonia, at 0.698 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp between Estonia and South Africa?
0.0021 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and South Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Estonia and South Africa rank globally for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
Estonia ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 38th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 3,983 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.