Benin vs El Salvador: Foreign direct investment, net

Benin
-429.95 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
El Salvador
-445.44 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Benin rank
99th
El Salvador rank
100th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Benin
  • El Salvador
-1.5B-1.0B-500.0M0197419992025

How they compare

Benin currently reports -429.95 million BoP, current US$ against -445.44 million BoP, current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 15.49 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 99th and El Salvador ranks 100th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s -2.43 million BoP, current US$ -11.25 million BoP, current US$ 8.82 million BoP, current US$ Benin
1980s -11.16 million BoP, current US$ -8.99 million BoP, current US$ 2.16 million BoP, current US$ El Salvador
1990s -41.50 million BoP, current US$ -157.04 million BoP, current US$ 115.54 million BoP, current US$ Benin
2000s -86.80 million BoP, current US$ -476.17 million BoP, current US$ 389.36 million BoP, current US$ Benin
2010s -200.37 million BoP, current US$ -403.93 million BoP, current US$ 203.56 million BoP, current US$ Benin
2020s -303.74 million BoP, current US$ -331.97 million BoP, current US$ 28.23 million BoP, current US$ Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Benin or El Salvador?
Benin, at -429.95 million BoP, current US$ against -445.44 million BoP, current US$ in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Benin and El Salvador?
15.49 million BoP, current US$, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and El Salvador?
43 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Benin and El Salvador rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Benin ranks 99th and El Salvador ranks 100th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). 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.