Africa Western and Central vs Dominican Republic: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Africa Western and Central
2,159 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Dominican Republic
98,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
31st
Dominican Republic rank
34th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 98,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,159 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 96,403 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 45.6 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 31st and Dominican Republic ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 69.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,127 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic
1980s 95.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,406 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,310 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic
1990s 169.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,929 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,760 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2000s 951.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,726 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27,774 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2010s 1,962 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 52,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 50,491 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2020s 1,703 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 75,785 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 74,082 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Africa Western and Central or Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 98,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,159 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Africa Western and Central and Dominican Republic?
96,403 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Dominican Republic?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Dominican Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Africa Western and Central ranks 31st and Dominican Republic ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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 (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.