Nicaragua vs Philippines: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Nicaragua
0.4%
in 2024
Philippines
0.3%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
86th
Philippines rank
89th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Nicaragua
- Philippines
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Philippines, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Philippines ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 86th and Philippines ranks 89th of 189 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 1.6% | 1.5% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Nicaragua or Philippines?
- Nicaragua, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Nicaragua and Philippines?
- 0.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Philippines?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Philippines rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 86th and Philippines ranks 89th 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.