Thailand vs United States of America: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Thailand
26,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
38,381 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand rank
38th
United States of America rank
35th

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

  • Thailand
  • 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 26,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 11,599 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United States of America ahead.

Thailand ranks 38th and United States of America ranks 35th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 3.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,647 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,643 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
1980s 49.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,120 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
1990s 793.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,983 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,189 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2000s 2,496 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,358 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 25,862 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 21,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32,135 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,135 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2020s 28,919 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37,290 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,371 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$), per, Thailand or United States of America?
United States of America, at 38,381 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 26,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Thailand and United States of America?
11,599 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and United States of America?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Thailand and United States of America rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Thailand ranks 38th and United States of America ranks 35th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.