El Salvador vs Montenegro: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- El Salvador
- Montenegro
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 763.72 million BoP, current US$ against 676.19 million BoP, current US$ in Montenegro, a difference of 87.53 million BoP, current US$.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Montenegro's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2007 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 111th and Montenegro ranks 114th of 204 countries.
Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 940.76 million BoP, current US$ | 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 213.54 million BoP, current US$ | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 377.78 million BoP, current US$ | 526.70 million BoP, current US$ | 148.92 million BoP, current US$ | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 634.37 million BoP, current US$ | 649.78 million BoP, current US$ | 15.41 million BoP, current US$ | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, El Salvador or Montenegro?
- El Salvador, at 763.72 million BoP, current US$ against 676.19 million BoP, current US$ in Montenegro as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between El Salvador and Montenegro?
- 87.53 million BoP, current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Montenegro?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Montenegro rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- El Salvador ranks 111th and Montenegro ranks 114th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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.