Ecuador vs Panama: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Ecuador
0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Panama
0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ecuador rank
147th
Panama rank
145th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Panama ahead.
Ecuador ranks 147th and Panama ranks 145th of 200 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0536 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0758 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0841 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0759 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Ecuador or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Ecuador and Panama?
- 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Ecuador ranks 147th and Panama ranks 145th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.