Bahrain vs El Salvador: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- Bahrain
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 821.17 million BoP, current US$ against 763.72 million BoP, current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 57.45 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was El Salvador ahead.
Bahrain ranks 108th and El Salvador ranks 111th of 204 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.26 million BoP, current US$ | 12.03 million BoP, current US$ | 13.23 million BoP, current US$ | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 25.58 million BoP, current US$ | 12.58 million BoP, current US$ | 13.00 million BoP, current US$ | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 337.23 million BoP, current US$ | 184.30 million BoP, current US$ | 152.93 million BoP, current US$ | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 981.36 million BoP, current US$ | 500.13 million BoP, current US$ | 481.23 million BoP, current US$ | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 1.21 billion BoP, current US$ | 377.78 million BoP, current US$ | 828.02 million BoP, current US$ | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 2.52 billion BoP, current US$ | 634.37 million BoP, current US$ | 1.88 billion BoP, current US$ | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Bahrain or El Salvador?
- Bahrain, at 821.17 million BoP, current US$ against 763.72 million BoP, current US$ in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Bahrain and El Salvador?
- 57.45 million BoP, current US$, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and El Salvador?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and El Salvador rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Bahrain ranks 108th and El Salvador ranks 111th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.