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

Benin
3,928 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
3,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
118th
Tonga rank
119th

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

  • Benin
  • Tonga
-20.0k020.0k40.0k197019962023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 3,928 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Tonga, a difference of 286 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 18 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 118th and Tonga ranks 119th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 20.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Benin
1980s -13.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 71.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 85.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
1990s -17.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 929.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 947.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
2000s 90.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,610 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,520 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
2010s 1,913 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,859 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
2020s 2,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,339 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 370.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Benin or Tonga?
Benin, at 3,928 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Benin and Tonga?
286 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Tonga?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Benin and Tonga rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Benin ranks 118th and Tonga ranks 119th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.