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$), per capita over time
- Botswana
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 195.53 BoP, current US$ 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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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.