Mexico vs New Zealand: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Mexico
15,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
16,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
82nd
New Zealand rank
81st

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

  • Mexico
  • New Zealand
-20.0k020.0k40.0k197019962023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 16,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 907 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

Mexico ranks 82nd and New Zealand ranks 81st of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 271.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 773.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 502.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 1,228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 982.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 245.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
1990s 4,393 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,879 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,486 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 12,327 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,652 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,675 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 16,880 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,045 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,835 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 17,626 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,452 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Mexico or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 16,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Mexico and New Zealand?
907 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and New Zealand?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Mexico and New Zealand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Mexico ranks 82nd and New Zealand ranks 81st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.