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

Benin
3,928 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon
4,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
118th
Gabon rank
116th

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

  • Benin
  • Gabon
-2.0k02.0k4.0k6.0k197019962023

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 4,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,928 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 538 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 118th and Gabon ranks 116th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Gabon Difference Ahead
1970s 24.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 186.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 162.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
1980s -13.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 254.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 267.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
1990s -17.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -171.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 153.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Benin
2000s 90.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,140 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
2010s 1,913 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,752 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
2020s 2,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,337 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,369 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$), per square, Benin or Gabon?
Gabon, at 4,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,928 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Benin and Gabon?
538 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gabon?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Benin and Gabon rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Benin ranks 118th and Gabon ranks 116th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.