El Salvador vs Zimbabwe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
El Salvador
-27.33 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zimbabwe
-22.97 % change on previous year
in 2024
El Salvador rank
151st
Zimbabwe rank
148th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- El Salvador
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports -22.97 % change on previous year against -27.33 % change on previous year in El Salvador, a difference of 4.36 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 151st and Zimbabwe ranks 148th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.22 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | 21.13 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.04 % change on previous year | 98.91 % change on previous year | 94.87 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -49.77 % change on previous year | 104.03 % change on previous year | 153.8 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 65.14 % change on previous year | 63.38 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 44.25 % change on previous year | 18.76 % change on previous year | 25.5 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.2284 % change on previous year | 9.23 % change on previous year | 9.01 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, El Salvador or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at -22.97 % change on previous year against -27.33 % change on previous year in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
- 4.36 % change on previous year, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- El Salvador ranks 151st and Zimbabwe ranks 148th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.