Japan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Japan
54,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
56,999 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
46th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
45th

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

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 56,999 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 54,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 2,118 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Japan ranks 46th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 45th of 200 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 338.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,463 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,125 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 491.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 44,189 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 43,698 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 7,332 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 198,169 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 190,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 28,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 564,980 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 536,169 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 46,035 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 307,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 261,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 113,697 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 378,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 264,702 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Japan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 56,999 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 54,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
2,118 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Japan ranks 46th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 45th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.