Nicaragua vs Suriname: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Nicaragua
75.3 % change on previous year
in 2024
Suriname
89.84 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
50th
Suriname rank
48th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Nicaragua
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 89.84 % change on previous year against 75.3 % change on previous year in Nicaragua, a difference of 14.54 % change on previous year.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 50th and Suriname ranks 48th of 180 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 121 % change on previous year | 211.68 % change on previous year | 90.67 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 2020s | 48.24 % change on previous year | -46.82 % change on previous year | 95.05 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Nicaragua or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 89.84 % change on previous year against 75.3 % change on previous year in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Nicaragua and Suriname?
- 14.54 % change on previous year, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Suriname?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Suriname rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Nicaragua ranks 50th and Suriname ranks 48th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.