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

Nicaragua
0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Somalia
0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
31st
Somalia rank
34th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Somalia
-0.0500.050.1197019972024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Somalia, a difference of 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

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

Nicaragua ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 34th of 200 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1980s 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1990s 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 0.0733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0065 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$), per unit, Nicaragua or Somalia?
Nicaragua, at 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Nicaragua and Somalia?
0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Somalia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Somalia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Nicaragua ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 34th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.