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

Egypt
392.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
414.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
101st
Mexico rank
100th

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

  • Egypt
  • Mexico
-2.5k02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197720002023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 414.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 392.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 22.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 101st and Mexico ranks 100th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 5.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Egypt
1980s 11.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 30.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
1990s 29.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 205.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 175.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2000s 403.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,302 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,899 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 389.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 358.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,947 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,589 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Egypt or Mexico?
Mexico, at 414.52 BoP, current US$ 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$), per between Egypt and Mexico?
22.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mexico?
39 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Mexico rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Egypt ranks 101st and Mexico ranks 100th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.