Japan vs Marshall Islands: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Japan
54,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Marshall Islands
50,829 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
46th
Marshall Islands rank
47th

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

  • Japan
  • Marshall Islands
-50.0k050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019962023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 54,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 50,829 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, a difference of 4,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 46th and Marshall Islands ranks 47th of 200 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 28,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,338 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 46,035 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 34,186 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,849 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 113,697 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,747 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 106,950 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Japan or Marshall Islands?
Japan, at 54,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 50,829 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Japan and Marshall Islands?
4,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Marshall Islands?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Japan and Marshall Islands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Japan ranks 46th and Marshall Islands ranks 47th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.