Armenia vs El Salvador: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Armenia
2.1%
in 2025
El Salvador
2.1%
in 2025
Armenia rank
100th
El Salvador rank
99th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Armenia
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.1% against 2.1% in Armenia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was El Salvador ahead.
Armenia ranks 100th and El Salvador ranks 99th of 198 countries.
Armenia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 2.3% | 1.8% | Armenia |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 3.2% | 3.0% | Armenia |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1.8% | Armenia |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Armenia or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 2.1% against 2.1% in Armenia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Armenia and El Salvador?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and El Salvador?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Armenia and El Salvador rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Armenia ranks 100th and El Salvador ranks 99th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.