Norway vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Norway
29,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-44.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

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

  • Norway
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-25.0k025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197019962023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 29,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -44.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 29,962 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Norway's figure about 666.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 261.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 257.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
1980s 2,131 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,110 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
1990s 8,319 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 79.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,239 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
2000s 42,234 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 93.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,140 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
2010s 42,458 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 342.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,115 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
2020s 42,219 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 66.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,153 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Norway, at 29,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -44.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
29,962 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Norway ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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
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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.