Mali vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy

Mali
26.93 million IMF-BoP, current US$
in 2010
Sao Tome and Principe
35.00 million IMF-BoP, current US$
in 2011
Mali rank
37th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
36th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy over time

  • Mali
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-50.0M050.0M100.0M150.0M200520082011

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 35.00 million IMF-BoP, current US$ against 26.93 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in Mali, a difference of 8.07 million IMF-BoP, current US$.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 37th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th of 41 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 68.97 million IMF-BoP, current US$ 36.87 million IMF-BoP, current US$ 32.10 million IMF-BoP, current US$ Mali
2010s 26.93 million IMF-BoP, current US$ 50.60 million IMF-BoP, current US$ 23.67 million IMF-BoP, current US$ Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy, Mali or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 35.00 million IMF-BoP, current US$ against 26.93 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in Mali as of 2011.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy between Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?
8.07 million IMF-BoP, current US$, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?
6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2010.
How do Mali and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy?
Mali ranks 37th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy (IMF-BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy (IMF-BoP, current US$)
Unit
IMF-BoP, current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
43 places, 288 data points, 2005–2011
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.