El Salvador vs Pakistan: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

El Salvador
39.92 % change on previous year
in 2025
Pakistan
38.59 % change on previous year
in 2025
El Salvador rank
51st
Pakistan rank
54th

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • El Salvador
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 39.92 % change on previous year against 38.59 % change on previous year in Pakistan, a difference of 1.33 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 26 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1977 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 51st and Pakistan ranks 54th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 24.5 % change on previous year -92.56 % change on previous year 117.06 % change on previous year El Salvador
1980s -4.04 % change on previous year -34.21 % change on previous year 30.17 % change on previous year El Salvador
1990s -99.61 % change on previous year -16.41 % change on previous year 83.19 % change on previous year Pakistan
2000s -58.81 % change on previous year -34.17 % change on previous year 24.64 % change on previous year Pakistan
2010s -30.06 % change on previous year -6.1 % change on previous year 23.96 % change on previous year Pakistan
2020s -51.03 % change on previous year -91.41 % change on previous year 40.39 % change on previous year El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, El Salvador or Pakistan?
El Salvador, at 39.92 % change on previous year against 38.59 % change on previous year in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between El Salvador and Pakistan?
1.33 % change on previous year, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Pakistan?
43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
El Salvador ranks 51st and Pakistan ranks 54th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 6,839 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.