El Salvador vs Tanzania: Foreign direct investment, net inflows

El Salvador
2.1%
in 2025
Tanzania
2.2%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
101st
Tanzania rank
98th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time

  • El Salvador
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 101st and Tanzania ranks 98th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5% 0.1% 0.5% El Salvador
1980s 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% El Salvador
1990s 1.8% 1.1% 0.6% El Salvador
2000s 3.2% 3.3% 0.1% Tanzania
2010s 1.6% 3.2% 1.6% Tanzania
2020s 1.9% 1.9% 0.1% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, El Salvador or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 2.2% against 2.1% in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between El Salvador and Tanzania?
0.1%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tanzania?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Tanzania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
El Salvador ranks 101st and Tanzania ranks 98th of 200 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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 11,875 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.