Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Vietnam: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
59,024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
41st
Vietnam rank
43rd

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Vietnam
020.0k40.0k60.0k197019962023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 59,024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 57,579 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 40.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st and Vietnam ranks 43rd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 49.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 47.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 98.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 80.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 289.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,110 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,821 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Vietnam
2000s 2,121 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,301 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,180 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Vietnam
2010s 1,749 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 35,747 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 33,998 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Vietnam
2020s 1,398 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 54,127 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 52,729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 59,024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Vietnam?
57,579 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Vietnam?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Vietnam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st and Vietnam ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.