Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1,751 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
101,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th
Sweden rank
25th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Sweden
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019962023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 101,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,751 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 100,031 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sweden's figure about 58.1 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 25th of 47 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 4.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,081 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,077 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 10.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,330 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,320 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 65.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27,318 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27,253 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 1,453 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 73,458 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 72,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 2,634 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 43,697 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 41,064 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 1,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 116,833 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 115,148 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Sweden?
Sweden, at 101,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,751 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden?
100,031 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.