Bahrain vs Small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Bahrain
9.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
15,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahrain rank
7th
Small states rank
5th

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

  • Bahrain
  • Small states
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 9.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 9.02 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 577.6 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 7th and Small states ranks 5th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 36,611 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 399.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,211 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahrain
1980s 37,071 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 509.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,561 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahrain
1990s 700,684 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,783 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 697,901 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahrain
2000s 1.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.29 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahrain
2010s 1.56 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 98,455 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.46 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahrain
2020s 3.76 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,517 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.73 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Bahrain or Small states?
Bahrain, at 9.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Bahrain and Small states?
9.02 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Small states?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Bahrain ranks 7th and Small states ranks 5th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.