Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square was 16,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Post-demographic dividend, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Post-demographic dividend is 16,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.3% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 74,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 290.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 290.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 352.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1972 | 397.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 520.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 1974 | 733.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1975 | 566.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1976 | 510.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 683.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 1978 | 840.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1979 | 1,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1980 | 1,577 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 1981 | 1,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 1,249 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 1,453 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 1,042 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 1986 | 2,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +121.5% |
| 1987 | 4,212 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +82.5% |
| 1988 | 4,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 5,817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1990 | 7,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1991 | 4,620 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 1992 | 4,424 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 5,216 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 5,913 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 8,294 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 1996 | 8,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 11,056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1998 | 19,094 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +72.7% |
| 1999 | 31,574 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +65.4% |
| 2000 | 42,427 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2001 | 21,972 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -48.2% |
| 2002 | 17,257 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 16,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 23,238 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 2005 | 36,997 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +59.2% |
| 2006 | 51,544 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2007 | 74,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 2008 | 51,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 2009 | 26,538 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 2010 | 31,467 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 44,807 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 2012 | 34,046 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2013 | 35,758 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 31,342 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 52,020 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +66.0% |
| 2016 | 60,817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 46,559 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 9,600 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -79.4% |
| 2019 | 35,056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +265.2% |
| 2020 | 17,884 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -49.0% |
| 2021 | 46,999 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +162.8% |
| 2022 | 38,185 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 16,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -56.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Post-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +265.2% | 9,600 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 35,056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 602.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 290.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,545 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,042 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,598 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,424 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 31,574 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,227 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 74,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,147 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,600 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 60,817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,941 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 46,999 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 1 British Virgin Islands 265.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 2 Singapore 175.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 3 Hong Kong, China 116.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 4 Malta 76.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 5 Cayman Islands 50.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 6 Macau, China 34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Bahrain 9.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Post-demographic dividend
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.14 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,006 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 821.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -12.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 725.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Post-demographic dividend?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Post-demographic dividend was 16,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 74,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 290.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 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.