El Salvador vs Equatorial Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net

El Salvador
-445.44 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
-376.18 million BoP, current US$
in 1996
El Salvador rank
100th
Equatorial Guinea rank
97th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports -376.18 million BoP, current US$ against -445.44 million BoP, current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 69.26 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

El Salvador ranks 100th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 97th of 197 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s -14.36 million BoP, current US$ -890,259 BoP, current US$ 13.47 million BoP, current US$ Equatorial Guinea
1990s -14.94 million BoP, current US$ -97.30 million BoP, current US$ 82.36 million BoP, current US$ El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, El Salvador or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at -376.18 million BoP, current US$ against -445.44 million BoP, current US$ in El Salvador as of 1996.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between El Salvador and Equatorial Guinea?
69.26 million BoP, current US$, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Equatorial Guinea?
7 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 1996.
How do El Salvador and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
El Salvador ranks 100th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 97th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). 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
198 places, 7,322 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.