El Salvador vs Romania: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) over time
- El Salvador
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 99th and Romania ranks 97th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 5.0% | 1.8% | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.7% | 0.7% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, El Salvador or Romania?
- Romania, at 2.2% against 2.1% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between El Salvador and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Romania?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Romania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- El Salvador ranks 99th and Romania ranks 97th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% 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 is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.