Ecuador vs Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Ecuador
1,936 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
2,056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
139th
Nigeria rank
137th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Ecuador
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2,056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,936 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 120 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 139th and Nigeria ranks 137th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 246.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 350.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 104.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 307.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 476.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 169.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 890.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 873.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 2,147 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,323 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3,211 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,854 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3,154 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,127 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$), per square, Ecuador or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2,056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,936 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Ecuador and Nigeria?
- 120 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nigeria?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Ecuador ranks 139th and Nigeria ranks 137th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.