Dominica vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Dominica
6.8%
in 2025
Nicaragua
6.9%
in 2024
Dominica rank
30th
Nicaragua rank
29th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Dominica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 6.9% against 6.8% in Dominica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Dominica ranks 30th and Nicaragua ranks 29th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 0.2% | 3.8% | Dominica |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 2.8% | 4.8% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 4.6% | 2.6% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 0.2% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 6.9% | 1.3% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Dominica or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 6.9% against 6.8% in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Dominica and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Nicaragua?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Dominica ranks 30th and Nicaragua ranks 29th 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.