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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1,814 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
101,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
24th
Sweden rank
25th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Sweden
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019962023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 101,782 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 99,968 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sweden's figure about 56.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 25th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 5.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,025 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,020 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 23.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,330 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,307 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 199.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27,318 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27,118 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 850.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 73,458 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 72,608 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 1,853 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 43,697 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 41,844 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 1,707 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 116,833 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 115,126 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Sweden?
Sweden, at 101,782 BoP, current US$ 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$), per between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden?
99,968 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.