Malawi vs Samoa: Portfolio Investment, net

Malawi
-2.65 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Samoa
-3.57 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Malawi rank
118th
Samoa rank
120th

Portfolio Investment, net over time

  • Malawi
  • Samoa
-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M197820012025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -2.65 million BoP, current US$ against -3.57 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa, a difference of 917,840 BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 118th and Samoa ranks 120th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 1.71 million BoP, current US$ 574,438 BoP, current US$ 1.14 million BoP, current US$ Malawi
2010s -88.57 million BoP, current US$ 3.67 million BoP, current US$ 92.24 million BoP, current US$ Samoa
2020s 73.94 million BoP, current US$ 6.76 million BoP, current US$ 67.18 million BoP, current US$ Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher portfolio investment, net, Malawi or Samoa?
Malawi, at -2.65 million BoP, current US$ against -3.57 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in portfolio investment, net between Malawi and Samoa?
917,840 BoP, current US$, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Samoa?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Samoa rank globally for portfolio investment, net?
Malawi ranks 118th and Samoa ranks 120th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 5,932 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Portfolio investment includes cross-border flows and positions involving debt or equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.