Naoero vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Naoero
72,314 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Naoero rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
34th

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

  • Naoero
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
-400.0k-200.0k0200.0k400.0k197019962023

How they compare

Naoero currently reports 72,314 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 70,538 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Naoero's figure about 40.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Naoero ahead.

Naoero ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 200 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Naoero averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Naoero Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2010s 247,491 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,165 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 246,326 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Naoero
2020s -52,134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,812 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 53,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Naoero or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Naoero, at 72,314 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Naoero and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
70,538 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Naoero ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Naoero and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do Naoero and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Naoero ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.