Brazil vs Iceland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Brazil
3,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland
3,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
71st
Iceland rank
70th

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

  • Brazil
  • Iceland
-50.0k050.0k100.0k197019962023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 3,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 163 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 71st and Iceland ranks 70th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 19.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Brazil
1980s 26.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Brazil
1990s 132.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 389.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 256.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 1,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 25,280 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 24,277 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 1,737 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -13,618 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Brazil
2020s 2,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 367.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,765 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Brazil or Iceland?
Iceland, at 3,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Brazil and Iceland?
163 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iceland?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Iceland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Brazil ranks 71st and Iceland ranks 70th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.