Mali vs Niger: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Mali
24.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
7.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mali rank
135th
Niger rank
138th

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

  • Mali
  • Niger
-200-1000100197419982023

How they compare

Mali currently reports 24.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 7.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 17.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mali's figure about 3.4 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Niger ahead.

Mali ranks 135th and Niger ranks 138th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 3.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.9003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mali
1980s 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.2186 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.2172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Niger
1990s 2.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Niger
2000s -8.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -9.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mali
2010s 15.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mali
2020s 26.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Mali or Niger?
Mali, at 24.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 7.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Mali and Niger?
17.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Mali and Niger rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Mali ranks 135th and Niger ranks 138th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.