British Virgin Islands vs North America: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

British Virgin Islands
265.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
22,635 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
1st
North America rank
2nd

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

  • British Virgin Islands
  • North America
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How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 265.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 22,635 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 265.91 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1974 it was North America ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 1st and North America ranks 2nd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 5 and North America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands North America Difference Ahead
1970s -7,133 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 458.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre North America
1980s 77,918 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 75,746 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1990s 14.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,498 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14.73 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2000s 128.07 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 128.05 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2010s 352.27 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,287 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 352.25 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2020s 261.65 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,979 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 261.63 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, British Virgin Islands or North America?
British Virgin Islands, at 265.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 22,635 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between British Virgin Islands and North America?
265.91 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and North America?
48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and North America rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
British Virgin Islands ranks 1st and North America ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.