Belgium vs Uruguay: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Belgium
-349,554 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
-47,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
183rd
Uruguay rank
180th

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

  • Belgium
  • Uruguay
-2.0M02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197820002023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports -47,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -349,554 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 302,011 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 183rd and Uruguay ranks 180th of 188 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 2.28 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 181.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.28 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 684,062 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,253 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 675,809 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 538,440 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 156.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 538,283 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Belgium or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at -47,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -349,554 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Belgium and Uruguay?
302,011 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Uruguay?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Uruguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Belgium ranks 183rd and Uruguay ranks 180th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.