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

Nicaragua
195.53 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Viet Nam
199.73 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
89th
Viet Nam rank
87th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person against 195.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 4.2 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 89th and Viet Nam ranks 87th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 4.02 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per person 4.01 BoP, current US$ per person Nicaragua
1980s 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person 0.097 BoP, current US$ per person 0.9158 BoP, current US$ per person Nicaragua
1990s 23.2 BoP, current US$ per person 18.41 BoP, current US$ per person 4.79 BoP, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2000s 56.49 BoP, current US$ per person 42.33 BoP, current US$ per person 14.16 BoP, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2010s 140.48 BoP, current US$ per person 120.38 BoP, current US$ per person 20.1 BoP, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2020s 164.26 BoP, current US$ per person 176.61 BoP, current US$ per person 12.35 BoP, current US$ per person Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Nicaragua or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person against 195.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Nicaragua and Viet Nam?
4.2 BoP, current US$ per person, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Viet Nam?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Viet Nam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 89th and Viet Nam ranks 87th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.