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$), per square over time
- Benin
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 4,466 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.