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
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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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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.