Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre by country
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 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.
Countries reporting
200
Highest
265.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
British Virgin Islands
Lowest
-545.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Liechtenstein
Median
7,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
11,736
What the numbers show
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 265.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands; the lowest is -545.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 7,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, and the mean is 880,854 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 96 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 691,968.0%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 1,785.5%).
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 265.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Singapore | 175.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Hong Kong, China | 116.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Malta | 76.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4,723.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Cayman Islands | 50.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Macau, China | 34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Bahrain | 9.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Bermuda | 2.79 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Maldives | 2.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 114.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.33 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Israel | 747,241 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Antigua and Barbuda | 665,980 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 215.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Grenada | 647,800 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 68.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Andorra | 586,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | — | flat |
| 15 | Barbados | 523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 116.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Seychelles | 521,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 318.4% | volatile |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 432,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritius | 380,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 159.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Saint Lucia | 332,911 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Curaçao | 307,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9,156.3% | rising |
| 21 | Germany | 260,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Denmark | 205,830 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,110.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Korea | 195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 189,322 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Palau | 173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 342.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 154,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Italy | 142,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 115.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Portugal | 126,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Estonia | 121,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 381.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Kuwait | 118,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 116,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,556.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 114,743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 98,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 197.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Spain | 93,981 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Naoero | 72,314 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Slovenia | 71,898 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,292.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Lebanon | 64,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Dominica | 64,021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Lithuania | 61,200 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 399.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Croatia | 59,720 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 250.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Albania | 59,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Viet Nam | 59,024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 107.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Serbia | 58,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 149.4% | rising |
| 45 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 56,999 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Japan | 54,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Marshall Islands | 50,829 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 47,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 159.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Sweden | 45,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,155.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Jamaica | 45,467 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Oman | 40,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 678.0% | volatile |
| 52 | United States of America | 39,568 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Cape Verde | 39,389 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Montenegro | 39,098 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 55 | Romania | 37,851 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Norway | 37,844 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,109.6% | volatile |
| 57 | New Caledonia | 37,596 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 58 | El Salvador | 37,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 217.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Panama | 36,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Greece | 36,634 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Austria | 35,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 326.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 34,378 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 147.0% | volatile |
| 63 | France | 33,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Bahamas | 32,213 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Georgia | 30,393 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 101.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Philippines | 29,933 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 138.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Latvia | 27,142 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Chile | 25,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 25,436 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Senegal | 24,879 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,438.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Malaysia | 24,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Jordan | 22,595 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Cambodia | 22,427 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 260.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Armenia | 20,581 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Gambia | 20,310 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 200.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Thailand | 20,215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Iceland | 18,746 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 297.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Rwanda | 18,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Palestine, State of | 17,184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 81 | New Zealand | 16,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6,421.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Mexico | 15,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Guatemala | 15,400 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Colombia | 15,136 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Uganda | 14,929 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 173.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Türkiye | 13,847 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 11,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Indonesia | 11,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Bangladesh | 11,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Republic of Moldova | 10,960 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Slovakia | 10,942 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Saudi Arabia | 10,608 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 576.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Egypt | 9,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 134.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Belarus | 9,814 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 95 | India | 9,446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 9,256 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Argentina | 9,046 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Timor-Leste | 8,217 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 118.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Ukraine | 7,891 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7,815 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 509.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 161.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Brazil | 7,508 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Kiribati | 6,309 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 509.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Djibouti | 5,911 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Ghana | 5,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Tuvalu | 5,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 107 | China | 5,468 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Guinea | 5,351 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 691,968.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Honduras | 5,170 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Equatorial Guinea | 5,055 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Canada | 4,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Fiji | 4,957 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 4,894 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 208.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Australia | 4,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Tunisia | 4,541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Gabon | 4,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 255.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2011 | up 631.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Benin | 3,928 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Tonga | 3,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Peru | 3,441 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Mozambique | 3,412 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Liberia | 3,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 123 | South Africa | 3,184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Azerbaijan | 3,059 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Suriname | 3,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 159.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | 2,933 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Ethiopia | 2,891 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 142.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Comoros | 2,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Solomon Islands | 2,819 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Paraguay | 2,807 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 155.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Namibia | 2,787 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 195.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Pakistan | 2,657 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Morocco | 2,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Myanmar | 2,329 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Malawi | 2,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Kazakhstan | 2,120 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Nigeria | 2,056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 2,021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Ecuador | 1,936 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Congo | 1,834 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Cameroon | 1,738 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Eswatini | 1,636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Zimbabwe | 1,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Togo | 1,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Mongolia | 1,442 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Burundi | 1,324 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Botswana | 1,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,004.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Somalia | 1,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 162.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1,048 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Tajikistan | 1,013 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 893.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Madagascar | 892.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 876.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Kenya | 874.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Zambia | 862.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Samoa | 861.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Haiti | 858.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Kyrgyzstan | 830.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Mauritania | 823.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Niger | 809.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Vanuatu | 760.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Belize | 740.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Chad | 725.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Mali | 575.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 128.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Nepal | 521.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Algeria | 509.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Libya | 451.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Burkina Faso | 400 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Sudan | 293.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 171 | Bhutan | 267.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 221.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Papua New Guinea | 95.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Central African Republic | 62.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,991.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Afghanistan | 31.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Eritrea | 17.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 14.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 178 | South Sudan | -10.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 99.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Finland | -377.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Russian Federation | -613.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 114.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Yemen | -702.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2019 | down 387.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Lesotho | -844.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 150.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Angola | -1,700 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 184 | French Polynesia | -1,872 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 106.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Guyana | -5,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 627.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Brunei Darussalam | -10,612 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 107.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Iraq | -12,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 129.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | -26,875 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 312.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Uruguay | -29,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 631.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Qatar | -41,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Belgium | -139,302 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Trinidad and Tobago | -292,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Aruba | -763,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 150.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Hungary | -776,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1,785.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Ireland | -2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 293.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Cyprus | -2.40 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 185.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Switzerland | -2.92 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 363.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Luxembourg | -3.60 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 139.8% | volatile |
| 199 | Netherlands | -10.20 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 205.9% | volatile |
| 200 | Liechtenstein | -545.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2018 | down 637.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Other small states 44,362 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- North America 22,635 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific 18,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Post-demographic dividend 16,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Small states 15,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Latin America & Caribbean 11,167 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- High income 10,907 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 10,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- South Asia 9,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 9,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 8,609 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 8,091 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 8,079 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 8,025 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- World 7,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Upper middle income 7,122 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Early-demographic dividend 7,029 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 6,745 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Arab World 6,728 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- OECD members 6,620 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle income 6,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Central Europe and the Baltics 5,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Low & middle income 5,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA & IBRD total 4,900 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IBRD only 4,838 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Pacific island small states 4,357 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Lower middle income 3,935 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 3,597 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Late-demographic dividend 3,045 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA blend 2,566 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Africa Western and Central 2,159 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA total 2,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA only 1,990 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 1,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 1,704 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Least developed countries 1,672 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Africa Eastern and Southern 1,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 1,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (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.