Kenya vs Mexico: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Kenya
510.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
414.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
98th
Mexico rank
100th

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

  • Kenya
  • Mexico
-2.5k02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197519992023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 510.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 414.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 96.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 98th and Mexico ranks 100th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 10.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1980s 14.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
1990s 1.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 205.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 204.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2000s 33.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,302 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 193.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 870.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,947 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,077 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Kenya or Mexico?
Kenya, at 510.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 414.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Kenya and Mexico?
96.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mexico?
39 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Mexico rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Kenya ranks 98th and Mexico ranks 100th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.