Azerbaijan vs China: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Azerbaijan
22,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China
24,038 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
42nd
China rank
41st

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

  • Azerbaijan
  • China
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k198220022023

How they compare

China currently reports 24,038 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 22,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Azerbaijan, a difference of 1,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was China ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 42nd and China ranks 41st of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan China Difference Ahead
1990s 15.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 369.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 353.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre China
2000s 39,059 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,050 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Azerbaijan
2010s 32,737 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,205 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Azerbaijan
2020s 8,922 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,458 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Azerbaijan or China?
China, at 24,038 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 22,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Azerbaijan and China?
1,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and China?
27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Azerbaijan ranks 42nd and China ranks 41st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.