Honduras vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Honduras
80.92 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nicaragua
75.3 % change on previous year
in 2024
Honduras rank
49th
Nicaragua rank
50th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
-2500250500750198120022024

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 80.92 % change on previous year against 75.3 % change on previous year in Nicaragua, a difference of 5.62 % change on previous year.

That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Honduras ahead.

Honduras ranks 49th and Nicaragua ranks 50th of 180 countries.

Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 83.76 % change on previous year -85.86 % change on previous year 169.62 % change on previous year Honduras
2010s 184.55 % change on previous year 84.51 % change on previous year 100.03 % change on previous year Honduras
2020s 42.05 % change on previous year 3.03 % change on previous year 39.02 % change on previous year Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Honduras or Nicaragua?
Honduras, at 80.92 % change on previous year against 75.3 % change on previous year in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Honduras and Nicaragua?
5.62 % change on previous year, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nicaragua?
16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Honduras and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Honduras ranks 49th and Nicaragua ranks 50th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 8,350 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.