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

Guatemala
15,400 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
15,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala rank
83rd
Mexico rank
82nd

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

  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
-10.0k010.0k20.0k30.0k197019962023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 15,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,400 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Guatemala, a difference of 384 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 83rd and Mexico ranks 82nd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 550.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 271.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 279.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Guatemala
1980s 1,012 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 215.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
1990s 3,261 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,393 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,131 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2000s 806.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,327 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,521 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 10,684 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,880 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,196 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 18,036 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,626 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 410.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Guatemala or Mexico?
Mexico, at 15,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,400 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Guatemala and Mexico?
384 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Mexico?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Mexico rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Guatemala ranks 83rd and Mexico ranks 82nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.