Least developed countries vs Norway: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Least developed countries
54.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
29,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Least developed countries rank
37th
Norway rank
37th

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

  • Least developed countries
  • Norway
-25.0k025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197019962023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 29,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 54.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Least developed countries, a difference of 29,863 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Norway's figure about 553.4 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Norway ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 37th and Norway ranks 37th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2614 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 283.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 283.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
1980s 5.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,131 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,126 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
1990s -0.0449 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,319 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,319 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
2000s 48.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,234 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,185 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
2010s 100.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,458 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,358 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
2020s 33.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,219 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,186 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Least developed countries or Norway?
Norway, at 29,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 54.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Least developed countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Least developed countries and Norway?
29,863 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Norway?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Least developed countries and Norway rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Least developed countries ranks 37th and Norway ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.