Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was -2.27 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded -2.27 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 2,194.0% on the previous year and down 363.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 22.13 million USD in 2005 and was at its lowest, -2.27 million USD, in 2023.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 146th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.13 million USD | — |
| 2006 | 4.81 million USD | -78.3% |
| 2007 | 4.58 million USD | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.124 million USD | -97.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2542 million USD | +105.1% |
| 2010 | 0.129 million USD | -49.3% |
| 2011 | 0.342 million USD | +165.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4374 million USD | +27.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8637 million USD | +97.5% |
| 2014 | 3.45 million USD | +299.6% |
| 2015 | 2.65 million USD | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9597 million USD | -63.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2929 million USD | -69.5% |
| 2018 | 2.04 million USD | +597.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7897 million USD | -61.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6689 million USD | -15.3% |
| 2021 | -0.03 million USD | -104.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1086 million USD | -461.7% |
| 2023 | -2.27 million USD | -2194.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.38 million USD | 0.124 million USD | 22.13 million USD | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.2 million USD | 0.129 million USD | 3.45 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3817 million USD | -2.27 million USD | 0.6689 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 143 Dominica -0.6765 million USD compare
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- 145 Seychelles -1.77 million USD compare
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- 148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -2.82 million USD compare
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More economy & growth data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 24.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1289 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 526.54 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0039 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 15.81 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 288.15 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 17.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Sao Tome and Principe was -2.27 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 22.13 million USD in 2005.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.27 million USD in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 146th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 363.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.