Maldives vs South Asia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Maldives
2.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia
9,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
9th
South Asia rank
9th

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

  • Maldives
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 2.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia, a difference of 2.56 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 276.7 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was South Asia ahead.

Maldives ranks 9th and South Asia ranks 9th of 200 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 2,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,368 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 4,790 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 44.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,745 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 28,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 517.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,195 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 246,916 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,907 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 242,010 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 1.44 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,168 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.42 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 2.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,874 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.14 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Maldives or South Asia?
Maldives, at 2.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Maldives and South Asia?
2.56 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Asia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Maldives and South Asia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Maldives ranks 9th and South Asia ranks 9th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.