IDA total vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
IDA total
0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
IDA total rank
28th
Nicaragua rank
31st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- IDA total
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total, a difference of 0.0603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 8.2 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.
IDA total ranks 28th and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | IDA total |
| 1990s | 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0517 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$), per unit, IDA total or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between IDA total and Nicaragua?
- 0.0603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Nicaragua?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do IDA total and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- IDA total ranks 28th and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.