Australia vs Gabon: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Australia
4,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon
4,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
114th
Gabon rank
116th

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

  • Australia
  • Gabon
-2.5k02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197019962023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 4,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Gabon, a difference of 125 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 114th and Gabon ranks 116th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Gabon Difference Ahead
1970s 134.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 186.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 51.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
1980s 508.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 254.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 254.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia
1990s 800.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -171.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 971.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2000s 2,814 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,583 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2010s 6,686 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2020s 4,987 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,337 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 349.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Australia or Gabon?
Australia, at 4,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Australia and Gabon?
125 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Gabon?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Australia and Gabon rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Australia ranks 114th and Gabon ranks 116th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.