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