British Virgin Islands vs Other small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

British Virgin Islands
265.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Other small states
44,362 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
1st
Other small states rank
1st

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

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Other small states
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How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 265.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 44,362 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Other small states, a difference of 265.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 5,994.5 times Other small states's.

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

British Virgin Islands ranks 1st and Other small states ranks 1st of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 5 and Other small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Other small states Difference Ahead
1970s -7,133 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 424.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,558 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Other small states
1980s 77,918 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 662.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 77,256 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1990s 14.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,670 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 88,306 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 127.98 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2010s 352.27 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 255,628 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 352.01 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2020s 261.65 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 93,340 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 261.56 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$), per square, British Virgin Islands or Other small states?
British Virgin Islands, at 265.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 44,362 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Other small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between British Virgin Islands and Other small states?
265.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Other small states?
48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Other small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
British Virgin Islands ranks 1st and Other small states ranks 1st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.