Germany vs Low & middle income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Germany
260,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
5,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
21st
Low & middle income rank
23rd

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

  • Germany
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 260,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 254,862 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Germany's figure about 49.7 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 200 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 4,321 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 71.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,249 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
1980s 2,424 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 171.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,252 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
1990s 44,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,157 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 43,015 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
2000s 196,949 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,647 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 193,301 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
2010s 229,386 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,626 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 221,760 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
2020s 337,619 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,205 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 330,414 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Germany or Low & middle income?
Germany, at 260,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Germany and Low & middle income?
254,862 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Low & middle income?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Germany and Low & middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Germany ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.