Africa Western and Central vs Estonia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Africa Western and Central
97.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Estonia
52,270 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
33rd
Estonia rank
30th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Estonia
-50.0k050.0k100.0k150.0k197319982023

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 52,270 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 97.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 52,173 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Estonia's figure about 537.1 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Estonia ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 33rd and Estonia ranks 30th of 47 groups.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Estonia Difference Ahead
1990s 33.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,042 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Estonia
2000s 63.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,107 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,044 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Estonia
2010s 288.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,259 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,970 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Estonia
2020s 140.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 63,405 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 63,265 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Africa Western and Central or Estonia?
Estonia, at 52,270 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 97.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Africa Western and Central and Estonia?
52,173 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Estonia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Estonia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Africa Western and Central ranks 33rd and Estonia ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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 outflows (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
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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.