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

Iraq
-12,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
-29,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
187th
Uruguay rank
189th

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

  • Iraq
  • Uruguay
-20.0k020.0k40.0k60.0k197019962023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports -12,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -29,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Uruguay, a difference of 17,631 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.

Iraq ranks 187th and Uruguay ranks 189th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s -12.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 250.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 262.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Uruguay
1980s -0.5577 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 284.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 284.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Uruguay
1990s 2.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 539.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 537.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Uruguay
2000s 1,515 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,112 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,596 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Uruguay
2010s -7,477 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,932 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,409 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Uruguay
2020s -7,456 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,857 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,313 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Iraq or Uruguay?
Iraq, at -12,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -29,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Iraq and Uruguay?
17,631 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Uruguay?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Uruguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Iraq ranks 187th and Uruguay ranks 189th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.