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

Guyana
-5,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
-12,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Guyana rank
185th
Iraq rank
187th

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

  • Guyana
  • Iraq
-20.0k-10.0k010.0k197019962023

How they compare

Guyana currently reports -5,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -12,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 6,979 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 185th and Iraq ranks 187th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 13.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -12.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Guyana
1980s 4.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -0.5577 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Guyana
1990s 316.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 313.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Guyana
2000s 455.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,515 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 2,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -7,477 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,266 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Guyana
2020s -725.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -7,456 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,731 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Guyana or Iraq?
Guyana, at -5,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -12,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Guyana and Iraq?
6,979 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Iraq?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Iraq rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Guyana ranks 185th and Iraq ranks 187th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.