Greece vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Greece
31,425 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-44.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

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

  • Greece
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-20.0k020.0k40.0k197019962023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 31,425 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -44.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 31,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Greece's figure about 700.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 37.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Greece
1990s -16.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 79.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 96.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 14,632 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 93.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,539 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Greece
2010s 5,922 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 342.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,579 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Greece
2020s 16,851 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 66.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,785 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Greece or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Greece, at 31,425 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -44.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
31,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Greece ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.