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$), per over time
- Egypt
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 510.99 BoP, current US$ 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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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.