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

Congo
1,834 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador
1,936 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
141st
Ecuador rank
139th

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

  • Congo
  • Ecuador
-5.0k05.0k10.0k15.0k197019962023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1,936 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,834 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ecuador ahead.

Congo ranks 141st and Ecuador ranks 139th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Ecuador Difference Ahead
1970s 80.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 246.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 166.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ecuador
1980s 81.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 307.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 226.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ecuador
1990s 68.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,695 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ecuador
2000s 2,087 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,147 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 59.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ecuador
2010s 5,317 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,211 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Congo
2020s -837.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,154 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Congo or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 1,936 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,834 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Congo and Ecuador?
102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ecuador?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Congo and Ecuador rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Congo ranks 141st and Ecuador ranks 139th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.