Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Malawi
2,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2,021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
135th
Sierra Leone rank
138th

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

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 248 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Malawi ranks 135th and Sierra Leone ranks 138th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 110.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 135.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 25.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 75.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -182.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 257.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 135.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 47.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 87.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 815.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 744.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 70.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 2,733 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,304 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,571 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 2,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,925 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 180.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Malawi, at 2,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
248 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Malawi ranks 135th and Sierra Leone ranks 138th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.