Myanmar vs Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Myanmar
2,329 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
2,056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar rank
134th
Nigeria rank
137th

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

  • Myanmar
  • Nigeria
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197019962023

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 2,329 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 273 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nigeria ahead.

Myanmar ranks 134th and Nigeria ranks 137th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8076 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 364.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 364.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 1.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 476.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 475.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 358.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 890.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 531.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 648.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,821 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 3,806 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,854 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,047 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 2,579 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 551.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Myanmar or Nigeria?
Myanmar, at 2,329 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Myanmar and Nigeria?
273 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Nigeria?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Myanmar ranks 134th and Nigeria ranks 137th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.