Central African Republic vs Eritrea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Central African Republic
62.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea
17.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
174th
Eritrea rank
176th

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

  • Central African Republic
  • Eritrea
-50005001.0k197019962023

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 62.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 17.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 45.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 3.6 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 174th and Eritrea ranks 176th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 5.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 265.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 260.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Eritrea
2000s 48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 234.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 186.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Eritrea
2010s 37.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 346.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 308.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Eritrea
2020s 28.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -188.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 217.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Central African Republic or Eritrea?
Central African Republic, at 62.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 17.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Central African Republic and Eritrea?
45.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Eritrea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Eritrea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Central African Republic ranks 174th and Eritrea ranks 176th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.