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

Rwanda
18,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
20,215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
79th
Thailand rank
77th

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

  • Rwanda
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 20,215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 1,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Thailand ahead.

Rwanda ranks 79th and Thailand ranks 77th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 152.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 156.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 679.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 994.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 314.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 159.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,157 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,998 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 1,550 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,450 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,900 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 10,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,814 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 11,641 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,284 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,643 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Rwanda or Thailand?
Thailand, at 20,215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Rwanda and Thailand?
1,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Thailand?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Rwanda ranks 79th and Thailand ranks 77th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.