El Salvador vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
El Salvador
0.9%
in 2025
Saint Kitts and Nevis
0.8%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
54th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
57th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
El Salvador ranks 54th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 57th of 189 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | -0.1% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 0.7% | -0.1% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, El Salvador or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- El Salvador, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between El Salvador and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 54th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 57th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.