Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Maldives: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
8,609 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
2.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
11th
Maldives rank
9th

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

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 2.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 8,609 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.56 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 298.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th and Maldives ranks 9th of 47 groups.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 151.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,225 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 323.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,790 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 1,923 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26,790 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 4,208 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 246,916 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 242,708 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 9,176 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.44 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.43 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 7,896 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.15 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Maldives?
Maldives, at 2.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 8,609 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Maldives?
2.56 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Maldives?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Maldives rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th and Maldives ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.