Bahrain vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Bahrain
1.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahrain rank
7th
Singapore rank
4th

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

  • Bahrain
  • Singapore
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197219972023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Bahrain, a difference of 69.87 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 51.2 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Singapore ahead.

Bahrain ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 4th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 134,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 134,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 13,950 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 321,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 307,523 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 187,407 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.55 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 789,281 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22.43 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 560,800 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 60.34 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 59.78 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 919,302 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 81.79 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 80.87 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Bahrain or Singapore?
Singapore, at 71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Bahrain as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Bahrain and Singapore?
69.87 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Singapore?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Bahrain ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.