Argentina vs Liberia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Argentina
1,105 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Liberia
921.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
86th
Liberia rank
87th

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

  • Argentina
  • Liberia
-10.0k-5.0k05.0k10.0k15.0k197019962023

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 1,105 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 921.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Liberia, a difference of 183.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Liberia ahead.

Argentina ranks 86th and Liberia ranks 87th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Liberia Difference Ahead
1970s -21.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
1980s -2.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 908.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 910.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
1990s 503.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 638.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 135.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
2000s 337.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,401 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,064 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
2010s 489.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,545 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
2020s 715.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 673.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 41.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Argentina or Liberia?
Argentina, at 1,105 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 921.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Argentina and Liberia?
183.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Liberia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Liberia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Argentina ranks 86th and Liberia ranks 87th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.