Colombia vs Liberia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Colombia
1,144 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Liberia
921.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
84th
Liberia rank
87th

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

  • Colombia
  • Liberia
-10.0k-5.0k05.0k10.0k15.0k197019962023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1,144 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 921.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Liberia, a difference of 222.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 84th and Liberia ranks 87th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Liberia Difference Ahead
1970s 21.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Colombia
1980s 39.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 908.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 868.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
1990s 250.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 638.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 387.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
2000s 1,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,401 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 935.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
2010s 4,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,545 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 560.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 2,156 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 673.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,482 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Colombia or Liberia?
Colombia, at 1,144 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 921.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Colombia and Liberia?
222.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Liberia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Liberia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Colombia ranks 84th and Liberia ranks 87th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.