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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-44.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
38,381 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th
United States of America rank
35th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • United States of America
-20.0k020.0k40.0k60.0k197019962023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 38,381 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 38,426 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 855.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th and United States of America ranks 35th of 47 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 4.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,194 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,190 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
1980s 21.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,120 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,099 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
1990s 79.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,983 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,903 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2000s 93.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,358 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,265 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 342.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32,135 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 31,792 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2020s 66.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37,290 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37,224 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or United States of America?
United States of America, at 38,381 BoP, current US$ 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$), per between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States of America?
38,426 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States of America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States of America rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th and United States of America ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.