Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Nicaragua rank
31st

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Nicaragua
00.020.040.060.080.1197019972025

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0625 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 11.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0503 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$), per unit, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Nicaragua?
0.0625 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Nicaragua?
38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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
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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.