El Salvador vs Norway: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
El Salvador
37,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
37,844 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
58th
Norway rank
56th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- El Salvador
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 37,844 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 37,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 282 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 58th and Norway ranks 56th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 488.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 844.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 356.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1980s | 607.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 463.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1990s | 8,895 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,273 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 24,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 27,266 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,129 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2010s | 18,233 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 18,310 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 77.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2020s | 24,029 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 29,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,577 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, El Salvador or Norway?
- Norway, at 37,844 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 37,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between El Salvador and Norway?
- 282 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Norway?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Norway rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- El Salvador ranks 58th and Norway ranks 56th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.