Cape Verde vs El Salvador: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Cape Verde
45.25 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
El Salvador
50 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
79th
El Salvador rank
77th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Cape Verde
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 50 BoP, current US$ per person against 45.25 BoP, current US$ per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 4.75 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was El Salvador ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 79th and El Salvador ranks 77th of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7756 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.39 BoP, current US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.4486 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.03 BoP, current US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 17.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.87 BoP, current US$ per person | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 23.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 34.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.65 BoP, current US$ per person | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Cape Verde or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 50 BoP, current US$ per person against 45.25 BoP, current US$ per person in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 4.75 BoP, current US$ per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and El Salvador rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 79th and El Salvador ranks 77th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.