Bahamas vs Panama: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per
Bahamas
22,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
19,752 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahamas rank
43rd
Panama rank
44th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time
- Bahamas
- Panama
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 22,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 19,752 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 2,761 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Panama ahead.
Bahamas ranks 43rd and Panama ranks 44th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1980s | 2,185 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 730.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 9.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 863.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 853.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Panama |
| 2000s | 20,743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,640 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 18,103 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 46,943 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,481 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 39,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 14,594 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -5,051 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 19,645 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Bahamas or Panama?
- Bahamas, at 22,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 19,752 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Bahamas and Panama?
- 2,761 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Panama?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Panama rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Bahamas ranks 43rd and Panama ranks 44th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.