Cape Verde vs Romania: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Cape Verde
39,389 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania
37,851 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
53rd
Romania rank
55th

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Romania
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 39,389 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 37,851 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Romania, a difference of 1,538 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Romania ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 53rd and Romania ranks 55th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Romania Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
1980s 88.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 88.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cape Verde
1990s 3,356 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,405 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 950.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cape Verde
2000s 22,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 25,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,553 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Romania
2010s 29,204 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,683 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,520 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cape Verde
2020s 27,285 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38,636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,351 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Cape Verde or Romania?
Cape Verde, at 39,389 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 37,851 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Cape Verde and Romania?
1,538 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Romania?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Romania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Cape Verde ranks 53rd and Romania ranks 55th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.