Italy vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Italy
103,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
101,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
24th
Sweden rank
25th

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

  • Italy
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 103,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 101,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 1,615 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Italy ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 25th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 1,014 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,025 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 6,840 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,330 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,491 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 24,021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27,318 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,297 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 124,493 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 73,458 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 51,035 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2010s 83,575 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 43,697 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 39,878 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2020s 118,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 116,833 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,048 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$), per, Italy or Sweden?
Italy, at 103,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 101,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Italy and Sweden?
1,615 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Italy ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 25th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.