South Africa vs Suriname: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

South Africa
3,184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
3,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
123rd
Suriname rank
125th

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

  • South Africa
  • Suriname
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 3,184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Suriname, a difference of 167 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 123rd and Suriname ranks 125th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 76.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -30.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 106.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 11.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -348.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 360.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 700.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -157.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 857.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 3,499 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -634.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,133 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 3,542 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 568.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,973 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 11,729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,550 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,179 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, South Africa or Suriname?
South Africa, at 3,184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between South Africa and Suriname?
167 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Suriname?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Suriname rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
South Africa ranks 123rd and Suriname ranks 125th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.