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

Liberia
3,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
3,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Liberia rank
122nd
Suriname rank
125th

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

  • Liberia
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 3,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Suriname, a difference of 225 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 122nd and Suriname ranks 125th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 826.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -30.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 856.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
1980s 1,359 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -348.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,708 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
1990s 746.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -157.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 904.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
2000s 1,259 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -634.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,894 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
2010s 10,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 568.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
2020s 785.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,550 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 764.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Liberia or Suriname?
Liberia, at 3,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Liberia and Suriname?
225 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Suriname?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Suriname rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Liberia ranks 122nd and Suriname ranks 125th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.