Argentina vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Argentina
9,046 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
9,256 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
97th
Nicaragua rank
96th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Argentina
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 9,256 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,046 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Argentina, a difference of 210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Argentina ranks 97th and Nicaragua ranks 96th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 90.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 42.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 213.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 29.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 184.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 1990s | 2,490 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 923.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,566 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 2000s | 1,883 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,528 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 645.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 3,555 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,126 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,572 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 4,705 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,714 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Argentina or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 9,256 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,046 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Argentina and Nicaragua?
- 210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nicaragua?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Argentina ranks 97th and Nicaragua ranks 96th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.