Iceland vs Serbia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Iceland
3,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Serbia
3,897 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
70th
Serbia rank
67th

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

  • Iceland
  • Serbia
-50.0k050.0k100.0k197619992023

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 3,897 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 725 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 70th and Serbia ranks 67th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Serbia Difference Ahead
2000s 28,959 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,016 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23,944 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2010s -13,618 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,330 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,948 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Serbia
2020s 367.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,462 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,095 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Iceland or Serbia?
Serbia, at 3,897 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Iceland and Serbia?
725 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Serbia?
17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Serbia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Iceland ranks 70th and Serbia ranks 67th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.