Colombia vs Panama: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Colombia
216.58 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Panama
205.3 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
85th
Panama rank
86th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Colombia
- Panama
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 216.58 BoP, current US$ per person against 205.3 BoP, current US$ per person in Panama, a difference of 11.28 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Panama ahead.
Colombia ranks 85th and Panama ranks 86th of 202 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.26 BoP, current US$ per person | Panama |
| 1980s | 16.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.02 BoP, current US$ per person | Panama |
| 1990s | 49.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 190.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 141.35 BoP, current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2000s | 132.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 411.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 278.82 BoP, current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2010s | 282.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,080 BoP, current US$ per person | 796.66 BoP, current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2020s | 243.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 309.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 66.24 BoP, current US$ per person | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Colombia or Panama?
- Colombia, at 216.58 BoP, current US$ per person against 205.3 BoP, current US$ per person in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Colombia and Panama?
- 11.28 BoP, current US$ per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Panama?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Panama rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 85th and Panama ranks 86th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.