Benin vs Mozambique: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Benin
3,928 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique
3,412 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
118th
Mozambique rank
121st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Benin
- Mozambique
How they compare
Benin currently reports 3,928 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,412 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Mozambique, a difference of 516 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 118th and Mozambique ranks 121st of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 22.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1980s | -13.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Mozambique |
| 1990s | -17.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 117.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 135.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 90.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 497.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 407.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 1,913 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,658 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,745 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 2,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,511 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,542 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Benin or Mozambique?
- Benin, at 3,928 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,412 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Benin and Mozambique?
- 516 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mozambique?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Mozambique rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Benin ranks 118th and Mozambique ranks 121st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.