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

Botswana
-5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia
-60.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
154th
Gambia rank
157th

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

  • Botswana
  • Gambia
-6.0k-4.0k-2.0k0197519992023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports -5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -60.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 54.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Gambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 154th and Gambia ranks 157th of 188 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Gambia 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 0.3813 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.3813 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 107.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -997 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,105 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2020s -41.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -135.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 93.81 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$), per, Botswana or Gambia?
Botswana, at -5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -60.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Botswana and Gambia?
54.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Botswana ranks 154th and Gambia ranks 157th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.