Ethiopia vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Ethiopia
23.25 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nicaragua
21.4 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
73rd
Nicaragua rank
76th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Nicaragua
-2000200400600800197119972024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 23.25 % change on previous year against 21.4 % change on previous year in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.85 % change on previous year.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 73rd and Nicaragua ranks 76th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s -100 % change on previous year -30 % change on previous year 70 % change on previous year Nicaragua
1990s 41.5 % change on previous year 23.88 % change on previous year 17.62 % change on previous year Ethiopia
2000s 37.24 % change on previous year 7.6 % change on previous year 29.64 % change on previous year Ethiopia
2010s 56.88 % change on previous year 6.06 % change on previous year 50.82 % change on previous year Ethiopia
2020s 14.02 % change on previous year 23.91 % change on previous year 9.89 % change on previous year Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Ethiopia or Nicaragua?
Ethiopia, at 23.25 % change on previous year against 21.4 % change on previous year in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Ethiopia and Nicaragua?
1.85 % change on previous year, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nicaragua?
32 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Ethiopia ranks 73rd and Nicaragua ranks 76th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.