Egypt vs Kenya: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Egypt
392.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
510.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
101st
Kenya rank
98th

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

  • Egypt
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 510.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 392.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 118.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 101st and Kenya ranks 98th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 10.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Egypt
1980s 11.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1990s 45.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 35.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Egypt
2000s 368.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 30.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 337.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Egypt
2010s 389.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 193.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 196.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Egypt
2020s 358.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 870.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 512.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Egypt or Kenya?
Kenya, at 510.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 392.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Egypt and Kenya?
118.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Egypt ranks 101st and Kenya ranks 98th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.