El Salvador vs Syria: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
El Salvador
39.92 % change on previous year
in 2025
Syria
42.82 % change on previous year
in 2010
El Salvador rank
51st
Syria rank
48th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- El Salvador
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 42.82 % change on previous year against 39.92 % change on previous year in El Salvador, a difference of 2.9 % change on previous year.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1996 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 51st and Syria ranks 48th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -238.76 % change on previous year | -66.54 % change on previous year | 172.22 % change on previous year | Syria |
| 2000s | -58.81 % change on previous year | -35.44 % change on previous year | 23.37 % change on previous year | Syria |
| 2010s | 161.67 % change on previous year | 42.82 % change on previous year | 118.85 % 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$), annual growth rate, El Salvador or Syria?
- Syria, at 42.82 % change on previous year against 39.92 % change on previous year in El Salvador as of 2010.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between El Salvador and Syria?
- 2.9 % change on previous year, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Syria?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2010.
- How do El Salvador and Syria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 51st and Syria ranks 48th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.