Kenya vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Kenya
0.3%
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.4%
in 2024
Kenya rank
88th
Nicaragua rank
86th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Kenya
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 88th and Nicaragua ranks 86th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Kenya or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 88th and Nicaragua ranks 86th 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.