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

Mozambique
3,412 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
3,184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique rank
121st
South Africa rank
123rd

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

  • Mozambique
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 3,412 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Mozambique ranks 121st and South Africa ranks 123rd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 95.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 94.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 2.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 117.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 700.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 583.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 497.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,499 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,001 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 4,658 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,542 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,116 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mozambique
2020s 4,511 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Mozambique or South Africa?
Mozambique, at 3,412 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Mozambique and South Africa?
228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and South Africa?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and South Africa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Mozambique ranks 121st and South Africa ranks 123rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.