El Salvador vs Guatemala: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
El Salvador
50 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Guatemala
47.01 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
77th
Guatemala rank
78th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 50 BoP, current US$ per person against 47.01 BoP, current US$ per person in Guatemala, a difference of 2.99 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 77th and Guatemala ranks 78th of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 34.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.92 BoP, current US$ per person | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 3.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.58 BoP, current US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | -4.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.2 BoP, current US$ per person | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 31.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 34.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.59 BoP, current US$ per person | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- El Salvador, at 50 BoP, current US$ per person against 47.01 BoP, current US$ per person in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 2.99 BoP, current US$ per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 77th and Guatemala ranks 78th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.