Bhutan vs Nepal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Bhutan
0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nepal
0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
174th
Nepal rank
173rd

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

  • Bhutan
  • Nepal
00.020.040.06197219982024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.6 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 174th and Nepal ranks 173rd of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
1990s 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2000s 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2010s 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2020s 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Bhutan or Nepal?
Nepal, at 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Bhutan and Nepal?
0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nepal?
29 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Nepal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Bhutan ranks 174th and Nepal ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.