Nicaragua vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Nicaragua
0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Saint Lucia
0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
31st
Saint Lucia rank
29th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Nicaragua
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 31st and Saint Lucia ranks 29th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0856 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0841 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0638 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0355 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0867 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 0.0733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0641 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0565 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 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$), per unit, Nicaragua or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Nicaragua and Saint Lucia?
- 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Saint Lucia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Nicaragua ranks 31st and Saint Lucia ranks 29th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.