Bhutan vs Nepal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Bhutan
3.56 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nepal
1.92 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
173rd
Nepal rank
175th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Bhutan
- Nepal
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.92 BoP, current US$ per person in Nepal, a difference of 1.64 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.9 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 173rd and Nepal ranks 175th of 202 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per person | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4862 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8771 BoP, current US$ per person | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 22.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2283 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.41 BoP, current US$ per person | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 26.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.32 BoP, current US$ per person | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 6.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.94 BoP, current US$ per person | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Bhutan or Nepal?
- Bhutan, at 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.92 BoP, current US$ per person in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Bhutan and Nepal?
- 1.64 BoP, current US$ per person, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nepal?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Nepal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 173rd and Nepal ranks 175th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.