Low income vs Norway: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Low income
55.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
29,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low income rank
36th
Norway rank
37th

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

  • Low income
  • Norway
-25.0k025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197019962023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 29,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 55.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Low income, a difference of 29,862 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Norway's figure about 541.6 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Norway ahead.

Low income ranks 36th 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 Low income Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 340.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 340.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
1980s 8.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,131 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,123 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
1990s 5.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,319 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,313 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
2000s 23.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,234 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
2010s 63.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,458 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,394 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
2020s 54.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,219 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,165 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$), per, Low income or Norway?
Norway, at 29,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 55.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Low income and Norway?
29,862 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Norway?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Low income and Norway rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Low income ranks 36th and Norway ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.