Gabon vs Syrian Arab Republic: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Gabon
4,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
4,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2011
Gabon rank
116th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
117th

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

  • Gabon
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 4,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Gabon ranks 116th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 117th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 200.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.1481 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 200.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
1980s 254.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 62.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 192.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
1990s -171.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 612.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 783.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 1,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,011 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,781 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 3,197 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,190 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,993 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Gabon or Syrian Arab Republic?
Gabon, at 4,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Gabon and Syrian Arab Republic?
87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Syrian Arab Republic?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Gabon and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Gabon ranks 116th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 117th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.