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

Kenya
874.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
892.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
155th
Madagascar rank
153rd

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

  • Kenya
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 892.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 874.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 18.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 155th and Madagascar ranks 153rd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 53.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 46.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1980s 53.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 45.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1990s 92.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 60.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 225.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 662.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 437.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 1,508 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,014 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 493.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 737.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 731.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Kenya or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 892.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 874.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Kenya and Madagascar?
18.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Kenya ranks 155th and Madagascar ranks 153rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.