Mexico vs Vanuatu: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Mexico
414.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
360.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
100th
Vanuatu rank
103rd

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

  • Mexico
  • Vanuatu
-2.5k02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197920012023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 414.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 360.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 53.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 100th and Vanuatu ranks 103rd of 188 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 50.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 50.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2000s 2,307 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 47.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,259 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 5,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 82.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,684 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 2,947 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 155.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,792 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Mexico or Vanuatu?
Mexico, at 414.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 360.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Mexico and Vanuatu?
53.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Vanuatu?
30 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Vanuatu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Mexico ranks 100th and Vanuatu ranks 103rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.