Malawi vs Pakistan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Malawi
2,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
2,657 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
135th
Pakistan rank
132nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Malawi
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 2,657 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 388 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 135th and Pakistan ranks 132nd of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 110.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 23.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 86.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 75.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 140.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 65.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 135.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 649.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 514.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 815.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,984 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,168 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 2,733 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,354 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 378.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,502 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 395.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Malawi or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 2,657 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Malawi and Pakistan?
- 388 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pakistan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Malawi ranks 135th and Pakistan ranks 132nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.