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

Norway
37,844 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
36,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
56th
Panama rank
59th

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

  • Norway
  • Panama
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 37,844 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 36,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 968 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 56th and Panama ranks 59th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 1,514 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 260.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
1980s 1,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 484.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 585.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
1990s 7,094 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,223 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 129.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Panama
2000s 27,266 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,507 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,759 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
2010s 18,310 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 57,339 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 39,029 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Panama
2020s 29,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,868 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,737 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Norway or Panama?
Norway, at 37,844 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 36,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Norway and Panama?
968 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Panama?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Norway and Panama rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Norway ranks 56th and Panama ranks 59th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.