El Salvador vs Zambia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
El Salvador
119.98 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Zambia
110.69 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
103rd
Zambia rank
105th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Zambia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person against 110.69 BoP, current US$ per person in Zambia, a difference of 9.29 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 103rd and Zambia ranks 105th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.54 BoP, current US$ per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.81 BoP, current US$ per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 31.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.22 BoP, current US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 83.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 40.44 BoP, current US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 61.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 79.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.89 BoP, current US$ per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 96.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 34.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 62.39 BoP, current US$ per person | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, El Salvador or Zambia?
- El Salvador, at 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person against 110.69 BoP, current US$ per person in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between El Salvador and Zambia?
- 9.29 BoP, current US$ per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd and Zambia ranks 105th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.