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

Madagascar
305.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
280.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
107th
Nigeria rank
109th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Nigeria
-50005001.0k1.5k2.0k197419982023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 305.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 280.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 24.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Madagascar ranks 107th and Nigeria ranks 109th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 87.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 87.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 2.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 389.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 387.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 38.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 633.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 595.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 115.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 991.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 876.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 237.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 955.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 717.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Madagascar or Nigeria?
Madagascar, at 305.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 280.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Madagascar and Nigeria?
24.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Madagascar ranks 107th and Nigeria ranks 109th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.