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
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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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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.