El Salvador vs Ethiopia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP

El Salvador
2.6%
in 2024
Ethiopia
2.7%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
95th
Ethiopia rank
92nd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Ethiopia
0246810200020122024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

El Salvador ranks 95th and Ethiopia ranks 92nd of 212 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Ethiopia Difference Ahead
2000s 3.2% 2.8% 0.5% El Salvador
2010s 1.6% 3.2% 1.6% Ethiopia
2020s 1.8% 2.9% 1.1% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp, El Salvador or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 2.7% against 2.6% in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between El Salvador and Ethiopia?
0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ethiopia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Ethiopia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 95th and Ethiopia ranks 92nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
249 places, 6,020 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed