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$), per square over time
- Benin
- Tonga
How they compare
Benin currently reports 3,928 BoP, current US$ 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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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.