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

Madagascar
892.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
862.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
153rd
Zambia rank
156th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 892.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 862.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 30.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 153rd and Zambia ranks 156th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 33.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 7.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 69.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 61.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 32.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 193.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 161.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 662.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 700.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 1,014 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,680 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 665.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 731.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 408.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 323.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Madagascar or Zambia?
Madagascar, at 892.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 862.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Madagascar and Zambia?
30.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Madagascar ranks 153rd and Zambia ranks 156th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.