Egypt vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Egypt
9,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
9,256 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
93rd
Nicaragua rank
96th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Egypt
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 9,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,256 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Egypt ranks 93rd and Nicaragua ranks 96th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 171.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 90.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 81.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1980s | 863.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 29.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 834.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1990s | 749.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 923.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 173.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 4,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,528 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,202 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2010s | 5,736 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,126 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,391 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 8,090 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,714 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 623.8 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$), per square, Egypt or Nicaragua?
- Egypt, at 9,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,256 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Egypt and Nicaragua?
- 630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nicaragua?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Egypt ranks 93rd and Nicaragua ranks 96th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.