El Salvador vs Liberia: Foreign direct investment, net

El Salvador
-445.44 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Liberia
-396.63 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
El Salvador rank
100th
Liberia rank
98th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • El Salvador
  • Liberia
-2.0B-1.0B0197620002025

How they compare

Liberia currently reports -396.63 million BoP, current US$ against -445.44 million BoP, current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 48.80 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1982 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 100th and Liberia ranks 98th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Liberia Difference Ahead
1980s -15.72 million BoP, current US$ -451,850 BoP, current US$ 15.26 million BoP, current US$ Liberia
2000s -612.73 million BoP, current US$ -168.33 million BoP, current US$ 444.40 million BoP, current US$ Liberia
2010s -403.93 million BoP, current US$ -996.93 million BoP, current US$ 593.00 million BoP, current US$ El Salvador
2020s -413.85 million BoP, current US$ -87.96 million BoP, current US$ 325.90 million BoP, current US$ Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, El Salvador or Liberia?
Liberia, at -396.63 million BoP, current US$ against -445.44 million BoP, current US$ in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between El Salvador and Liberia?
48.80 million BoP, current US$, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Liberia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Liberia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
El Salvador ranks 100th and Liberia ranks 98th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). 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.