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

Australia
4,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
4,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2011
Australia rank
114th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
117th

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

  • Australia
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 4,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 212 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 114th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 117th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 133.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.1481 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 133.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia
1980s 508.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 62.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 446.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia
1990s 800.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 612.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 188.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2000s 2,814 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,011 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,197 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 6,582 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,190 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 392.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Australia or Syrian Arab Republic?
Australia, at 4,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Australia and Syrian Arab Republic?
212 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Syrian Arab Republic?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Australia and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Australia ranks 114th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 117th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.