Algeria vs Ecuador: Foreign direct investment, net

Algeria
-1.23 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Ecuador
-1.30 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Algeria rank
127th
Ecuador rank
129th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Algeria
  • Ecuador
-3.0B-2.0B-1.0B01.0B197620002025

How they compare

Algeria currently reports -1.23 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.30 billion BoP, current US$ in Ecuador, a difference of 73.08 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Ecuador ahead.

Algeria ranks 127th and Ecuador ranks 129th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Ecuador Difference Ahead
1970s -105.98 million BoP, current US$ -48.83 million BoP, current US$ 57.14 million BoP, current US$ Ecuador
1980s -23.01 million BoP, current US$ -85.10 million BoP, current US$ 62.09 million BoP, current US$ Algeria
1990s 21.50 million BoP, current US$ -143.00 million BoP, current US$ 164.50 million BoP, current US$ Algeria
2000s -1.85 billion BoP, current US$ -464.95 million BoP, current US$ 1.39 billion BoP, current US$ Ecuador
2010s -1.33 billion BoP, current US$ -797.50 million BoP, current US$ 533.13 million BoP, current US$ Ecuador
2020s -896.25 million BoP, current US$ -715.89 million BoP, current US$ 180.36 million BoP, current US$ Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Algeria or Ecuador?
Algeria, at -1.23 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.30 billion BoP, current US$ in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Algeria and Ecuador?
73.08 million BoP, current US$, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Ecuador?
35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Ecuador rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Algeria ranks 127th and Ecuador ranks 129th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). 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$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.