Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy was 35.00 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in IMF-BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 35.00 million IMF-BoP, current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.8% on the previous year and up 123.4% over ten years.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | IMF-BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.66 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 38.02 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +142.7% |
| 2007 | 36.03 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 79.14 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +119.7% |
| 2009 | 15.50 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | -80.4% |
| 2010 | 50.60 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +226.5% |
| 2011 | 35.00 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | -30.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.87 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 15.50 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 79.14 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.80 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 35.00 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 50.60 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 33 Benin 53.45 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 38.83 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 35 Gambia 36.00 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 37 Mali 26.93 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 38 Burundi 3.35 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 39 Guinea-Bissau 1.47 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 109.42 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 107.48 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 274.19 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.23 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 74.91 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.6576 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 19.82 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 6,907 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Sao Tome and Principe was 35.00 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 79.14 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.50 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2009.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy (IMF-BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.