Africa Western and Central vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Africa Western and Central
0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
30th
Nicaragua rank
31st

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.0616 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 9.6 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 30th and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Western and Central
1980s 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Western and Central
1990s 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 0.0236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Africa Western and Central or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Africa Western and Central and Nicaragua?
0.0616 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Nicaragua?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Africa Western and Central ranks 30th and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.