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

Benin
3,928 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
4,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2011
Benin rank
118th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
117th

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

  • Benin
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 4,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,928 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 451 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 118th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 117th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 24.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.1481 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Benin
1980s -13.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 62.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 75.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Syrian Arab Republic
1990s -17.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 612.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 629.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 90.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,011 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,921 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 952.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,190 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,238 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Benin or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 4,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,928 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Benin as of 2011.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Benin and Syrian Arab Republic?
451 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Syrian Arab Republic?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Benin and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Benin ranks 118th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 117th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.