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

Low income
55.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
26,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low income rank
36th
Thailand rank
38th

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

  • Low income
  • Thailand
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197419982023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 26,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 55.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Low income, a difference of 26,727 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 484.8 times Low income's.

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

Low income ranks 36th 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 Low income Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5578 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 8.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 49.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 41.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 5.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 793.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 787.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 23.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,496 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 63.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,937 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 54.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,919 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,864 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$), per, Low income or Thailand?
Thailand, at 26,782 BoP, current US$ 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$), per between Low income and Thailand?
26,727 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Thailand?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Low income and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Low income ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.