Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre by country
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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.
Countries reporting
183
Highest
294.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
British Virgin Islands
Lowest
-10.73 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Netherlands
Median
728.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
9,589
What the numbers show
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 294.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands; the lowest is -10.73 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 728.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, and the mean is 2.94 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 27.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 16,476.0%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 5,949.0%).
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 294.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Hong Kong, China | 91.61 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Malta | 80.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 393.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Singapore | 71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Macau, China | 14.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Cayman Islands | 4.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Bahrain | 1.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Bermuda | 681,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Kuwait | 628,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Japan | 540,424 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Andorra | 471,477 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | — | rising |
| 12 | Israel | 354,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Germany | 332,504 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Korea | 329,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 314,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 152.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Aruba | 304,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Denmark | 284,592 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Switzerland | 237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Naoero | 227,756 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 20 | France | 129,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 124,860 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 109,479 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Trinidad and Tobago | 103,447 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 749.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Italy | 103,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Sweden | 101,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | 101,431 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Spain | 101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Saint Lucia | 62,541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Portugal | 62,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Estonia | 52,270 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 166.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Antigua and Barbuda | 41,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Slovenia | 41,178 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,484.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Poland | 40,128 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 496.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Lithuania | 38,442 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 626.0% | volatile |
| 35 | United States of America | 38,381 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Greece | 31,425 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 680.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Norway | 29,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Thailand | 26,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Croatia | 24,432 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4,871.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Malaysia | 24,244 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 41 | China | 24,038 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 209.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Azerbaijan | 22,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Bahamas | 22,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Panama | 19,752 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 160.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 19,328 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Barbados | 18,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Latvia | 16,390 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Curaçao | 16,363 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Philippines | 11,822 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Chile | 11,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 10,930 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 237.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Canada | 10,435 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Albania | 9,590 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 823.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Mauritius | 8,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 8,069 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 250.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Romania | 7,947 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3,120.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Türkiye | 7,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 7,475 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 192.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Lebanon | 7,104 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Georgia | 6,800 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 271.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Guatemala | 6,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 792.8% | volatile |
| 62 | India | 4,668 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 686.3% | volatile |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 4,503 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 64 | French Polynesia | 4,314 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Montenegro | 4,261 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 224.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 4,167 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Serbia | 3,897 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Indonesia | 3,765 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 295.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Iceland | 3,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Brazil | 3,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 72 | New Caledonia | 2,768 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Morocco | 2,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 175.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,281 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Armenia | 1,910 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Cape Verde | 1,854 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Australia | 1,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,827.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Jordan | 1,675 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 849.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Tonga | 1,585 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Fiji | 1,584 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 544.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,516 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7,631.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 376.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 1,165 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Colombia | 1,144 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Peru | 1,126 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 508.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Argentina | 1,105 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 239.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Liberia | 921.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Cambodia | 857.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 143.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 832.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Paraguay | 769.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Malawi | 767.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,821.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Papua New Guinea | 728.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3,556.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Iraq | 659.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Russian Federation | 653.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Comoros | 592.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1990 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Dominica | 534.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Palestine, State of | 524.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Kenya | 510.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Rwanda | 505.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 229.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Mexico | 414.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Egypt | 392.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Senegal | 367.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Vanuatu | 360.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,050.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 349.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Republic of Moldova | 339.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Belarus | 319.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Madagascar | 305.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,040.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 288.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Nigeria | 280.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 236.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 874.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Solomon Islands | 229.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Ukraine | 222.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Mozambique | 221.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Zambia | 206.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | 164.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Benin | 115.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Belize | 98.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 229.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 88.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Guinea | 80.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,380.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Zimbabwe | 78.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Congo | 77.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Grenada | 73.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Algeria | 69.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 160.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 61.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 53.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Mongolia | 48.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Ghana | 48.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,542.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Afghanistan | 47.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | up 2,607.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Burundi | 44.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 583.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Pakistan | 41.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 212.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Guyana | 32.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Angola | 26.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Uzbekistan | 26.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 168.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Mali | 24.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 938.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Kiribati | 20.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16,476.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Niger | 7.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Yemen | 6.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2019 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2003 | up 131.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Uganda | 1.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Mauritania | 0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0289 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Central African Republic | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2002 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Lesotho | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Samoa | -0.1536 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | -0.461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2010 | down 133.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Chad | -1.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1999 | down 117.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Botswana | -5.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 103.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Equatorial Guinea | -24.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2022 | down 154.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Haiti | -36.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1999 | down 191.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Gambia | -60.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Tunisia | -80.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 157.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Libya | -93.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 123.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Gabon | -131.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2019 | down 113.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Suriname | -136.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2,403.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Cameroon | -168.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Jamaica | -359.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 105.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Namibia | -373.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5,949.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Oman | -570.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 118.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -919.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Eswatini | -1,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 348.9% | volatile |
| 168 | El Salvador | -1,459 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 145.8% | volatile |
| 169 | New Zealand | -1,739 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Togo | -1,821 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 378.9% | volatile |
| 171 | South Africa | -2,303 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 142.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Honduras | -2,314 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 434.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Finland | -3,219 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Timor-Leste | -4,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 636.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -4,684 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 110.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Viet Nam | -4,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 179.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Qatar | -16,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 102.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Slovakia | -20,253 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 176.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Tuvalu | -30,508 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Uruguay | -47,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 304.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -54,255 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Seychelles | -85,894 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Belgium | -349,554 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Hungary | -793,890 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1,809.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Ireland | -1.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 362.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Cyprus | -3.61 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 198.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Luxembourg | -8.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 145.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Netherlands | -10.73 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 189.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- East Asia & Pacific 27,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Post-demographic dividend 25,516 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- North America 24,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 16,179 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 16,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- High income 15,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- OECD members 15,050 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- World 8,582 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 6,899 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Upper middle income 6,757 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle income 5,026 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IBRD only 4,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- South Asia 4,165 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 4,165 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Latin America & Caribbean 4,123 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Arab World 4,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Low & middle income 4,090 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Late-demographic dividend 4,087 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA & IBRD total 3,636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2,177 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Caribbean Small States 1,954 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Early-demographic dividend 1,916 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 1,864 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 1,814 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 1,751 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Lower middle income 955.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Pacific island small states 708.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA blend 274.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 222.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 222.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Pre-demographic dividend 107.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA total 102.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Africa Western and Central 97.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 75.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA only 61.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Low income 55.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Least developed countries 54.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) -44.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa -46.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) -46.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows 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 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.