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

Samoa
861.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
862.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
157th
Zambia rank
156th

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

  • Samoa
  • Zambia
05.0k10.0k15.0k197019962023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 862.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 861.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Samoa ranks 157th and Zambia ranks 156th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 34.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 54.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 69.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 1,755 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 193.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,561 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 3,367 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 700.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,667 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 4,474 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,680 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,794 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 1,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 408.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,441 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Samoa or Zambia?
Zambia, at 862.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 861.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Samoa and Zambia?
0.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zambia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Samoa ranks 157th and Zambia ranks 156th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.