Madagascar vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Madagascar
305.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
349.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
107th
Nicaragua rank
104th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Nicaragua
05001.0k197419982023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 349.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 305.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 44.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Madagascar ranks 107th and Nicaragua ranks 104th of 188 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
1980s -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua
2000s 51.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 54.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 115.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 531.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 415.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 237.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 239.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Madagascar or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 349.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 305.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Madagascar and Nicaragua?
44.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nicaragua?
31 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Madagascar ranks 107th and Nicaragua ranks 104th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.