Eritrea vs South Sudan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Eritrea
17.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
-10.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea rank
176th
South Sudan rank
178th

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

  • Eritrea
  • South Sudan
-1.5k-1.0k-50005001.0k199320082023

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 17.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -10.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Sudan, a difference of 27.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.7 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 176th and South Sudan ranks 178th of 200 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 298.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -114.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 413.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Eritrea
2020s -188.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 79.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 268.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Eritrea or South Sudan?
Eritrea, at 17.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -10.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Eritrea and South Sudan?
27.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Sudan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and South Sudan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Eritrea ranks 176th and South Sudan ranks 178th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.