Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Nigeria
2,056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
1,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
137th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
140th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197019962023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2,056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 195 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 137th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 140th of 200 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 350.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 346.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 476.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 470.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 890.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 135.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 755.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 4,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 725.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 4,854 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,563 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,291 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 2,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 553.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Nigeria, at 2,056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
195 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Nigeria ranks 137th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 140th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.