South Africa vs Viet Nam: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled)

South Africa
-2,699 million USD
in 2023
Viet Nam
-836.63 million USD
in 2023
South Africa rank
180th
Viet Nam rank
178th

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) over time

  • South Africa
  • Viet Nam
-5.0k-2.5k02.5k5.0k7.5k199020062023

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports -836.63 million USD against -2,699 million USD in South Africa, a difference of 1,862 million USD.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 180th and Viet Nam ranks 178th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2000s 1,431 million USD 356.03 million USD 1,075 million USD South Africa
2010s 3,841 million USD 993.14 million USD 2,848 million USD South Africa
2020s -651.8 million USD 547.79 million USD 1,200 million USD Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled, South Africa or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at -836.63 million USD against -2,699 million USD in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled between South Africa and Viet Nam?
1,862 million USD, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Viet Nam?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Viet Nam rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
South Africa ranks 180th and Viet Nam ranks 178th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled
Unit
million USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
213 places, 6,138 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.