Ecuador vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Ecuador
1.30 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Nicaragua
1.35 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Ecuador rank
89th
Nicaragua rank
88th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Ecuador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ in Ecuador, a difference of 53.07 million BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 89th and Nicaragua ranks 88th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.25 million BoP, current US$ | 10.89 million BoP, current US$ | 57.36 million BoP, current US$ | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 85.10 million BoP, current US$ | 3.52 million BoP, current US$ | 81.58 million BoP, current US$ | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 470.86 million BoP, current US$ | 111.10 million BoP, current US$ | 359.76 million BoP, current US$ | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 533.16 million BoP, current US$ | 304.27 million BoP, current US$ | 228.89 million BoP, current US$ | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 797.50 million BoP, current US$ | 857.59 million BoP, current US$ | 60.09 million BoP, current US$ | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 715.89 million BoP, current US$ | 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ | 393.51 million BoP, current US$ | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Ecuador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 53.07 million BoP, current US$, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Ecuador ranks 89th and Nicaragua ranks 88th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.