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

Estonia
121,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
142,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Estonia rank
29th
Italy rank
27th

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

  • Estonia
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 142,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 121,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Estonia, a difference of 20,382 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Italy ahead.

Estonia ranks 29th and Italy ranks 27th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 6,008 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 35,775 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 85,150 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 49,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2010s 34,403 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 70,575 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2020s 106,925 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 95,632 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,293 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Estonia or Italy?
Italy, at 142,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 121,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Estonia and Italy?
20,382 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Italy?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Italy rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Estonia ranks 29th and Italy ranks 27th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.