Nicaragua vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Nicaragua
6.9%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
7.3%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
29th
Saint Lucia rank
27th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Nicaragua
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 7.3% against 6.9% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 29th and Saint Lucia ranks 27th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 8.6% | 8.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 6.4% | 3.5% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 13.3% | 8.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.4% | 0.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.7% | 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, Nicaragua or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 7.3% against 6.9% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Nicaragua and Saint Lucia?
- 0.4%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Saint Lucia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 29th and Saint Lucia ranks 27th 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.