Bangladesh vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Bangladesh
61.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran, Islamic Republic of
53.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
124th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
125th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k197619992023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 61.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 53.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 8.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 124th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 125th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Iran, Islamic Republic of 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 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
1990s 16.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 24.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s 417.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 65.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 351.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 1,161 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 153.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,007 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 245.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 53.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 191.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Bangladesh or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Bangladesh, at 61.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 53.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
8.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Bangladesh ranks 124th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 125th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.