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
-2000200400600197519992023

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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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.