Italy vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Italy
103,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1,814 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
24th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
24th

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

  • Italy
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 103,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,814 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 101,583 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 57.0 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1,014 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1980s 6,840 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,816 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1990s 24,021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 199.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23,822 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 124,493 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 850.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 123,643 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2010s 83,575 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,853 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 81,722 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2020s 118,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,707 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 117,175 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Italy or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Italy, at 103,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,814 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Italy and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
101,583 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Italy and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Italy ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.