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
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197019962023

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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.