Botswana vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Botswana
185.34 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
195.53 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
91st
Nicaragua rank
89th

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

  • Botswana
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 195.53 BoP, current US$ per person against 185.34 BoP, current US$ per person in Botswana, a difference of 10.19 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Botswana ranks 91st and Nicaragua ranks 89th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 27.83 BoP, current US$ per person 3.31 BoP, current US$ per person 24.52 BoP, current US$ per person Botswana
1980s 57.98 BoP, current US$ per person 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person 56.97 BoP, current US$ per person Botswana
1990s 9.31 BoP, current US$ per person 23.2 BoP, current US$ per person 13.89 BoP, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2000s 185.68 BoP, current US$ per person 56.49 BoP, current US$ per person 129.19 BoP, current US$ per person Botswana
2010s 110.17 BoP, current US$ per person 140.48 BoP, current US$ per person 30.31 BoP, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2020s 131.15 BoP, current US$ per person 164.26 BoP, current US$ per person 33.11 BoP, current US$ per person Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Botswana or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 195.53 BoP, current US$ per person against 185.34 BoP, current US$ per person in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Botswana and Nicaragua?
10.19 BoP, current US$ per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nicaragua?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Botswana ranks 91st and Nicaragua ranks 89th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.