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

Botswana
1,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
1,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
148th
Somalia rank
149th

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

  • Botswana
  • Somalia
-50005001.0k1.5k197019962023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Somalia ahead.

Botswana ranks 148th and Somalia ranks 149th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 45.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 39.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
1980s 110.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -6.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 117.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
1990s 28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 606.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 71.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 534.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 423.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 429.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 513.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 975.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 461.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Botswana or Somalia?
Botswana, at 1,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Botswana and Somalia?
230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Somalia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Somalia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Botswana ranks 148th and Somalia ranks 149th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.