El Salvador vs Solomon Islands: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
El Salvador
2.1%
in 2025
Solomon Islands
2.1%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
99th
Solomon Islands rank
98th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 2.1% against 2.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 99th and Solomon Islands ranks 98th of 198 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 3.2% | 2.6% | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 2.0% | 1.7% | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 4.4% | 2.6% | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.3% | 0.1% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 4.9% | 3.4% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.5% | 0.6% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, El Salvador or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 2.1% against 2.1% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between El Salvador and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Solomon Islands?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Solomon Islands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 99th and Solomon Islands ranks 98th 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.