FDI inflows (% of GDP) — all countries

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Sao Tome and Principe

FDI inflows (% of GDP) in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024 — -2.02%. Ranked 184 in the world out of 192. Since 1974, the indicator has fallen by 2.02 pp.

2024 -2.02% +1.71 pp vs 2023
World rank 184of 192
Period maximum 42.09%2008
Period minimum -3.74%2023

Trend over time

1974–2024 · % of GDP

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Sao Tome and Principe, 1974–2024-200204060197419791984198919941999200420092014201920241974: 0%1975: 0%1976: 0%1977: 0%1978: 0%1979: 0%1980: 0%1981: 0%1982: 0%1983: 0%1984: 0%1985: 0%1986: 0%1987: 0.21%1988: 0.2%1989: -0.05%1993: -0.38%1995: 0.03%1996: 0.24%1997: 0.44%1998: 5.81%1999: 3.88%2000: 4.99%2001: 3.95%2002: 4.23%2003: 3.33%2004: 3.06%2005: 11.48%2006: 26.63%2007: 24.16%2008: 42.09%2009: 7.72%2010: 26.63%2011: 14.2%2012: 9.8%2013: 4.55%2014: 9.04%2015: 10.74%2016: 7.98%2017: 10.62%2018: 6.18%2019: 5.86%2020: 10%2021: 11.25%2022: 10.28%2023: -3.74%2024: -2.02%
Change over the period: −2.02 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe -2.02%
World 1.36%
Middle Africa computed 1.86%
FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 -2.02 +1.71 pp
2023 -3.74 −14.02 pp
2022 10.28 −0.97 pp
2021 11.25 +1.25 pp
2020 10 +4.14 pp
2019 5.86 −0.32 pp
2018 6.18 −4.45 pp
2017 10.62 +2.64 pp
2016 7.98 −2.76 pp
2015 10.74 +1.7 pp
2014 9.04 +4.48 pp
2013 4.55 −5.24 pp
2012 9.8 −4.4 pp
2011 14.2 −12.43 pp
2010 26.63 +18.9 pp
2009 7.72 −34.37 pp
2008 42.09 +17.94 pp
2007 24.16 −2.47 pp
2006 26.63 +15.15 pp
2005 11.48 +8.42 pp
2004 3.06 −0.28 pp
2003 3.33 −0.9 pp
2002 4.23 +0.28 pp
2001 3.95 −1.04 pp
2000 4.99 +1.11 pp
1999 3.88 −1.93 pp
1998 5.81 +5.38 pp
1997 0.44 +0.2 pp
1996 0.24 +0.21 pp
1995 0.03
1993 -0.38
1989 -0.05 −0.25 pp
1988 0.2 −0 pp
1987 0.21 +0.21 pp
1986 0 +0 pp
1985 0 +0 pp
1984 0 +0 pp
1983 0 +0 pp
1982 0 +0 pp
1981 0 +0 pp
1980 0 +0 pp
1979 0 +0 pp
1978 0 +0 pp
1977 0 +0 pp
1976 0 +0 pp
1975 0 +0 pp
1974 0

About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment as a percent of GDP. Scaling by the size of the economy makes it possible to compare the investment appeal of countries of very different size. Abnormally high values — tens of percent of GDP — almost always point to offshore or holding-company arrangements rather than to real projects.

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