Colombia vs Viet Nam: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Colombia
216.58 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Viet Nam
199.73 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
85th
Viet Nam rank
87th

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

  • Colombia
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 216.58 BoP, current US$ per person against 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person in Viet Nam, a difference of 16.85 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 85th and Viet Nam ranks 87th of 202 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 2.24 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per person 2.22 BoP, current US$ per person Colombia
1980s 16.44 BoP, current US$ per person 0.097 BoP, current US$ per person 16.34 BoP, current US$ per person Colombia
1990s 49.61 BoP, current US$ per person 18.41 BoP, current US$ per person 31.2 BoP, current US$ per person Colombia
2000s 132.58 BoP, current US$ per person 42.33 BoP, current US$ per person 90.25 BoP, current US$ per person Colombia
2010s 282.96 BoP, current US$ per person 120.38 BoP, current US$ per person 162.58 BoP, current US$ per person Colombia
2020s 249.18 BoP, current US$ per person 176.61 BoP, current US$ per person 72.58 BoP, current US$ per person Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Colombia or Viet Nam?
Colombia, at 216.58 BoP, current US$ per person against 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person in Viet Nam as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Colombia and Viet Nam?
16.85 BoP, current US$ per person, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Viet Nam?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Viet Nam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Colombia ranks 85th and Viet Nam ranks 87th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.