Botswana vs Sierra Leone: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per
Botswana
-5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
-0.461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2010
Botswana rank
154th
Sierra Leone rank
152nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time
- Botswana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -0.461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 5.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 154th and Sierra Leone ranks 152nd of 188 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.3813 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3442 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.7255 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 1990s | 23.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 19.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 19.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -37.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 56.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.04 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$), per, Botswana or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at -0.461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2010.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 5.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2010.
- How do Botswana and Sierra Leone rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Botswana ranks 154th and Sierra Leone ranks 152nd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.