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Foreign direct investment outflows — Sao Tome and Principe

Foreign direct investment outflows in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024 — 3,832,543 US$. Ranked 133 in the world out of 171.

2024 3.83M US$ +6.36% vs 2023
World rank 133of 171
Period maximum 14.55M US$2005
Period minimum -200,363 US$1988

Trend over time

1974–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Sao Tome and Principe, 1974–2024-5M05M10M15M197419791984198919941999200420092014201920241974: 0 US$1975: 0 US$1976: 0 US$1977: 0 US$1978: 0 US$1979: 0 US$1980: 0 US$1981: 0 US$1982: 0 US$1983: 0 US$1984: 0 US$1985: 0 US$1986: 0 US$1987: 0 US$1988: -200,363 US$1989: 0 US$2005: 14,552,929 US$2006: 3,068,969 US$2007: 3,123,421 US$2008: 94,589 US$2009: 150,292 US$2010: 55,224 US$2011: 297,256 US$2012: 402,788 US$2013: 910,219 US$2014: 3,931,551 US$2015: 2,654,806 US$2016: 1,006,101 US$2017: 322,067 US$2018: 2,393,964 US$2019: 938,906 US$2020: 853,447 US$2021: 113,172 US$2022: 155,967 US$2023: 3,603,454 US$2024: 3,832,543 US$
Change over the period: +3.83M

Comparison, 2024

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

Sao Tome and Principe 3.83M US$
World 1.72T US$
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.28B US$
Middle Africa computed 477M US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 33.35B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 3.83M +229,089 +6.36%
2023 3.6M +3.45M +2,210.4%
2022 155,967 +42,795 +37.81%
2021 113,172 −740,275 −86.74%
2020 853,447 −85,459 −9.1%
2019 938,906 −1.46M −60.78%
2018 2.39M +2.07M +643.31%
2017 322,067 −684,034 −67.99%
2016 1.01M −1.65M −62.1%
2015 2.65M −1.28M −32.47%
2014 3.93M +3.02M +331.93%
2013 910,219 +507,431 +125.98%
2012 402,788 +105,531 +35.5%
2011 297,256 +242,032 +438.27%
2010 55,224 −95,068 −63.26%
2009 150,292 +55,703 +58.89%
2008 94,589 −3.03M −96.97%
2007 3.12M +54,452 +1.77%
2006 3.07M −11.48M −78.91%
2005 14.55M — —
1989 0 +200,363 +100%
1988 -200,363 −200,363 —
1987 0 +0 —
1986 0 +0 —
1985 0 +0 —
1984 0 +0 —
1983 0 +0 —
1982 0 +0 —
1981 0 +0 —
1980 0 +0 —
1979 0 +0 —
1978 0 +0 —
1977 0 +0 —
1976 0 +0 —
1975 0 +0 —
1974 0 — —

Middle Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 198M GQ Equatorial Guinea 154M CM Cameroon 63.42M AO Angola 33.06M CG Republic of the Congo 25.39M ST Sao Tome and Principe 3.83M
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About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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