Poland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Poland
116,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
1,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
34th

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

  • Poland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 116,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 114,657 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Poland's figure about 65.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Poland ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 53.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 44.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland
1980s 50.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 61.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 10,287 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 190.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,096 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland
2000s 40,641 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 937.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 39,703 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland
2010s 49,939 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,571 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 48,369 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland
2020s 110,272 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,812 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 108,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Poland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Poland, at 116,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
114,657 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Poland ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.