Liberia vs Tonga: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Liberia
3,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
3,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Liberia rank
122nd
Tonga rank
119th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Liberia
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 3,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Liberia, a difference of 400 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tonga ahead.
Liberia ranks 122nd and Tonga ranks 119th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 852.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 838.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 1980s | 1,359 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 71.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,287 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 1990s | 746.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 929.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 182.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2000s | 1,259 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,610 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2010s | 10,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,859 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,491 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 2020s | 785.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,339 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,553 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Liberia or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 3,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Liberia and Tonga?
- 400 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Tonga?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Tonga rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Liberia ranks 122nd and Tonga ranks 119th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.