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

Benin
115.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
206.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
116th
Zambia rank
114th

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

  • Benin
  • Zambia
-1.0k01.0k197419982023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 206.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 115.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 90.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.8 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.

Benin ranks 116th and Zambia ranks 114th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8755 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.8755 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Benin
1980s -73.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 73.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2000s -1,013 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 164.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,177 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 136.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 71.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 64.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Benin
2020s 274.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -106.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 381.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Benin or Zambia?
Zambia, at 206.1 BoP, current US$ 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$), per between Benin and Zambia?
90.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Benin and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Benin ranks 116th and Zambia ranks 114th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.