Kenya vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Kenya
874.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
861.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
155th
Samoa rank
157th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Kenya
- Samoa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 874.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 861.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 12.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 155th and Samoa ranks 157th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 34.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 19.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1980s | 53.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 54.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 92.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,755 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,662 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 225.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,367 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,142 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1,508 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,474 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,965 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 737.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,112 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Kenya or Samoa?
- Kenya, at 874.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 861.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Kenya and Samoa?
- 12.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Samoa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Kenya ranks 155th and Samoa ranks 157th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.