Iceland vs Rwanda: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Iceland
18,746 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
18,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
78th
Rwanda rank
79th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Iceland
- Rwanda
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 18,746 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 195 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 78th and Rwanda ranks 79th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 152.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 51.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 93.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 679.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 586.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 429.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 159.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 270.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2000s | 16,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,550 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 15,020 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2010s | -4,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 6,931 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,641 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Iceland or Rwanda?
- Iceland, at 18,746 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Iceland and Rwanda?
- 195 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Rwanda?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Rwanda rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Iceland ranks 78th and Rwanda ranks 79th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.