Malawi vs Paraguay: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Malawi
767.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Paraguay
769.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
91st
Paraguay rank
90th

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

  • Malawi
  • Paraguay
-2.0k-1.0k01.0k2.0k197519992023

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 769.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 767.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 2.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Paraguay ahead.

Malawi ranks 91st and Paraguay ranks 90th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Paraguay
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
1990s 22.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 48.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2010s -69.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 848.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 917.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Paraguay
2020s -58.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 748.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 807.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Malawi or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 769.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 767.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Malawi and Paraguay?
2.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Paraguay?
41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Paraguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Malawi ranks 91st and Paraguay ranks 90th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.