Panama vs Vietnam: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Panama
205.3 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Vietnam
199.73 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Panama rank
86th
Vietnam rank
87th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Panama
- Vietnam
How they compare
Panama currently reports 205.3 BoP, current US$ per person against 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person in Vietnam, a difference of 5.57 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 86th and Vietnam ranks 87th of 202 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.23 BoP, current US$ per person | Panama |
| 1980s | 22.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.097 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.36 BoP, current US$ per person | Panama |
| 1990s | 190.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 172.55 BoP, current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2000s | 411.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 369.07 BoP, current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2010s | 1,080 BoP, current US$ per person | 120.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 959.24 BoP, current US$ per person | Panama |
| 2020s | 330.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 176.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 154.32 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$), per capita, Panama or Vietnam?
- Panama, at 205.3 BoP, current US$ per person against 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Panama and Vietnam?
- 5.57 BoP, current US$ per person, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Vietnam?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Vietnam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Panama ranks 86th and Vietnam ranks 87th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.