Benin vs Mozambique: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Benin
115.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique
221.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
116th
Mozambique rank
113th

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

  • Benin
  • Mozambique
-1.5k-1.0k-5000500197419982023

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 221.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 115.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 106.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.9 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Mozambique ahead.

Benin ranks 116th and Mozambique ranks 113th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Mozambique Difference Ahead
1980s -560.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 561.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mozambique
1990s -191.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.0968 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 191.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mozambique
2000s -786.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 53.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 840.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mozambique
2010s 136.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 121.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Benin
2020s 274.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 344.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 69.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Benin or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 221.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 115.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Benin and Mozambique?
106.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mozambique?
24 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Benin and Mozambique rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Benin ranks 116th and Mozambique ranks 113th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.