Aruba vs Latin America & Caribbean: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Aruba
304,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean
4,123 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Aruba rank
16th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
15th

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

  • Aruba
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Aruba currently reports 304,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,123 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 300,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Aruba's figure about 73.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Aruba ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & Caribbean in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1980s 3,802 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 80.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,722 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Aruba
1990s 396,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 450.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 396,536 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Aruba
2000s 1,981 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,695 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 714.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 114,479 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,001 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 108,478 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Aruba
2020s 268,777 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,305 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 264,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Aruba or Latin America & Caribbean?
Aruba, at 304,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,123 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Aruba and Latin America & Caribbean?
300,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Latin America & Caribbean?
38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
How do Aruba and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Aruba ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.