Sub-Saharan Africa vs Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Sub-Saharan Africa
-46.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
26,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th
Thailand rank
38th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Thailand
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197019962023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 26,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -46.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 26,829 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 575.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th and Thailand ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 6.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 21.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 49.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 80.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 793.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 713.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 93.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,496 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,402 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 344.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,656 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 64.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,919 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,855 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Sub-Saharan Africa or Thailand?
Thailand, at 26,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -46.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
26,829 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th and Thailand ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.