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

Austria
35,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
France
33,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Austria rank
61st
France rank
63rd

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

  • Austria
  • France
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 35,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 33,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in France, a difference of 1,951 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 61st and France ranks 63rd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and France in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria France Difference Ahead
1970s 1,618 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,648 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,030 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France
1980s 3,492 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,653 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,161 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France
1990s 26,737 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,856 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France
2000s 248,147 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 103,040 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 145,108 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Austria
2010s -66,870 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 75,712 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 142,581 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France
2020s 73,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 114,912 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 41,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Austria or France?
Austria, at 35,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 33,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Austria and France?
1,951 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Austria and France rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Austria ranks 61st and France ranks 63rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.