East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
34th
Nicaragua rank
31st

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Nicaragua
00.020.040.060.080.1197019972025

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0629 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 11.9 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1980s 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.0338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0566 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$), per unit, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nicaragua?
0.0629 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nicaragua?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
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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.