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

Colombia
15,136 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
15,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
84th
Mexico rank
82nd

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

  • Colombia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 15,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,136 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 648 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.

Colombia ranks 84th and Mexico ranks 82nd of 200 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 47.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 271.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 223.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
1980s 431.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 796.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
1990s 1,629 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,393 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2000s 5,085 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,327 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 11,984 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,880 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,896 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 11,491 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,626 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,135 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Colombia or Mexico?
Mexico, at 15,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,136 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Colombia and Mexico?
648 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Colombia ranks 84th and Mexico ranks 82nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.