Namibia vs Suriname: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Namibia
-373.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
-136.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
164th
Suriname rank
161st

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

  • Namibia
  • Suriname
-1.5k-1.0k-5000500199020062023

How they compare

Suriname currently reports -136.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -373.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 237.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Suriname ahead.

Namibia ranks 164th and Suriname ranks 161st of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Suriname Difference Ahead
2010s 25.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -142.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 167.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Namibia
2020s -69.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -37.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 31.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Namibia or Suriname?
Suriname, at -136.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -373.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Namibia and Suriname?
237.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Suriname?
13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Suriname rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Namibia ranks 164th and Suriname ranks 161st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.