Botswana vs Chad: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Botswana
-5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Chad
-1.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 1999
Botswana rank
154th
Chad rank
153rd

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

  • Botswana
  • Chad
-2000200400600197519992023

How they compare

Chad currently reports -1.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 3.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 154th and Chad ranks 153rd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Chad in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Chad Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.0665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.0732 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
1980s 0.3813 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Chad
1990s 16.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Botswana or Chad?
Chad, at -1.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana as of 1999.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Botswana and Chad?
3.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Chad?
23 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 1999.
How do Botswana and Chad rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Botswana ranks 154th and Chad ranks 153rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.