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

Italy
142,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Palau
173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
27th
Palau rank
25th

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

  • Italy
  • Palau
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 142,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 31,592 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 27th and Palau ranks 25th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Palau Difference Ahead
1990s 11,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,297 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,451 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 85,150 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 71,181 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2010s 70,575 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 72,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,994 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Palau
2020s 95,632 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 125,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29,586 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Italy or Palau?
Palau, at 173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 142,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Italy and Palau?
31,592 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Palau?
27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Italy and Palau rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Italy ranks 27th and Palau ranks 25th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.