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

Least developed countries
54.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
26,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Least developed countries rank
37th
Thailand rank
38th

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

  • Least developed countries
  • Thailand
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197119972023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 26,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 54.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Least developed countries, a difference of 26,728 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 495.4 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Least developed countries ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 38th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3709 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 5.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 49.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 44.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1990s -0.0449 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 793.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 793.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 48.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,496 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,447 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 100.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,900 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 33.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,919 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Least developed countries or Thailand?
Thailand, at 26,782 BoP, current US$ 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$), per between Least developed countries and Thailand?
26,728 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Thailand?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Least developed countries and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Least developed countries ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.