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

Nicaragua
195.53 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Panama
205.3 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
89th
Panama rank
86th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 205.3 BoP, current US$ per person against 195.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 9.77 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Panama ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 89th 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 Nicaragua Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 2.17 BoP, current US$ per person 10.23 BoP, current US$ per person 8.07 BoP, current US$ per person Panama
1980s 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person 22.46 BoP, current US$ per person 21.45 BoP, current US$ per person Panama
1990s 23.2 BoP, current US$ per person 190.96 BoP, current US$ per person 167.76 BoP, current US$ per person Panama
2000s 56.49 BoP, current US$ per person 411.4 BoP, current US$ per person 354.91 BoP, current US$ per person Panama
2010s 140.48 BoP, current US$ per person 1,080 BoP, current US$ per person 939.14 BoP, current US$ per person Panama
2020s 164.26 BoP, current US$ per person 330.92 BoP, current US$ per person 166.66 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$), per capita, Nicaragua or Panama?
Panama, at 205.3 BoP, current US$ per person against 195.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Nicaragua and Panama?
9.77 BoP, current US$ per person, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Panama?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Panama rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 89th and Panama ranks 86th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.