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

Ethiopia
2,891 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
3,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
127th
Suriname rank
125th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Suriname
-2.0k02.0k4.0k197019962023

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 3,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,891 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 126 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 127th and Suriname ranks 125th of 200 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 96.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -124.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 221.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ethiopia
2000s 289.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -634.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 923.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ethiopia
2010s 1,869 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 568.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,300 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ethiopia
2020s 3,010 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,550 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,460 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Ethiopia or Suriname?
Suriname, at 3,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,891 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Ethiopia and Suriname?
126 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Suriname?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Suriname rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Ethiopia ranks 127th and Suriname ranks 125th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.