Benin vs South Africa: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre
Benin
0.0038 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0043 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
108th
South Africa rank
106th
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre against 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 108th and South Africa ranks 106th of 174 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre | 0.009 million USD per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre, Benin or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre against 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre between Benin and South Africa?
- 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Benin and South Africa rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 108th and South Africa ranks 106th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value 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.