Nicaragua vs Russian Federation: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Nicaragua
0.4%
in 2024
Russian Federation
0.4%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
86th
Russian Federation rank
84th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Nicaragua
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 86th and Russian Federation ranks 84th of 189 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 3.3% | 3.2% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 2.4% | 1.9% | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Russian Federation |
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 Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Nicaragua and Russian Federation?
- 0.0%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Russian Federation?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Russian Federation rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 86th and Russian Federation ranks 84th 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.