El Salvador vs Nepal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

El Salvador
-27.33 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nepal
-23.95 % change on previous year
in 2024
El Salvador rank
151st
Nepal rank
149th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nepal
-2500250500750197119982025

How they compare

Nepal currently reports -23.95 % change on previous year against -27.33 % change on previous year in El Salvador, a difference of 3.38 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1973 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 151st and Nepal ranks 149th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s -35.97 % change on previous year -20.05 % change on previous year 15.91 % change on previous year Nepal
1980s 4.04 % change on previous year 16.28 % change on previous year 12.24 % change on previous year Nepal
1990s -80.43 % change on previous year -63.82 % change on previous year 16.61 % change on previous year Nepal
2000s 78.17 % change on previous year 53.22 % change on previous year 24.94 % change on previous year El Salvador
2010s 44.25 % change on previous year 42.26 % change on previous year 1.99 % change on previous year El Salvador
2020s 0.2284 % change on previous year -16.76 % change on previous year 16.98 % change on previous year El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, El Salvador or Nepal?
Nepal, at -23.95 % change on previous year against -27.33 % change on previous year in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between El Salvador and Nepal?
3.38 % change on previous year, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nepal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Nepal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
El Salvador ranks 151st and Nepal ranks 149th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. 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 (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 11,445 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.