Japan vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Japan
54,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
45,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
46th
Sweden rank
49th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Japan currently reports 54,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 45,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 9,031 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.
Japan ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 49th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 338.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 188.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 150.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 491.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,695 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,204 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 7,332 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 33,203 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 25,871 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 28,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 54,415 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 25,604 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 46,035 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 17,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 28,392 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 113,697 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 91,304 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 22,393 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$), per square, Japan or Sweden?
- Japan, at 54,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 45,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Japan and Sweden?
- 9,031 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Japan ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 49th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.