El Salvador vs Panama: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
El Salvador
37,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
36,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
58th
Panama rank
59th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 37,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 36,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 686 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 58th and Panama ranks 59th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 515.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 260.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 254.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 607.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 484.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 122.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 8,895 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,634 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,261 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 24,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 18,507 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 18,233 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 57,339 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 39,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Panama |
| 2020s | 24,029 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 17,868 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 37,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 36,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between El Salvador and Panama?
- 686 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- El Salvador ranks 58th and Panama ranks 59th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.