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

Gambia
20,310 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland
18,746 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
76th
Iceland rank
78th

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

  • Gambia
  • Iceland
-50.0k050.0k197019962023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 20,310 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,746 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 1,564 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iceland ahead.

Gambia ranks 76th and Iceland ranks 78th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Iceland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 207.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 100.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 106.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gambia
1980s 142.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 93.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 48.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gambia
1990s 1,516 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 429.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,086 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 5,137 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 5,581 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -4,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,035 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gambia
2020s 21,700 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,931 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,770 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Gambia or Iceland?
Gambia, at 20,310 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,746 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Gambia and Iceland?
1,564 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Iceland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Iceland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Gambia ranks 76th and Iceland ranks 78th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.