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

Africa Western and Central
97.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland
40,128 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
33rd
Poland rank
33rd

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Poland
-20.0k020.0k40.0k197319982023

How they compare

Poland currently reports 40,128 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 97.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 40,031 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Poland's figure about 412.3 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Poland ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 33rd and Poland ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Poland Difference Ahead
1970s 3.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 47.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 44.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland
1980s 20.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland
1990s 38.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 229.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 191.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland
2000s 63.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,889 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland
2010s 288.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,498 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,209 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland
2020s 140.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32,815 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32,675 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per, Africa Western and Central or Poland?
Poland, at 40,128 BoP, current US$ 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$), per between Africa Western and Central and Poland?
40,031 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Poland?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Poland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Africa Western and Central ranks 33rd and Poland ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.