Iraq vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Iraq
9.53 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
10.67 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
102nd
Nicaragua rank
101st

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

  • Iraq
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 10.67 BoP, current US$ per person against 9.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Iraq, a difference of 1.14 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 102nd and Nicaragua ranks 101st of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 3.62 BoP, current US$ per person 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person 2.4 BoP, current US$ per person Iraq
2010s 6.62 BoP, current US$ per person 10.41 BoP, current US$ per person 3.79 BoP, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2020s 5.58 BoP, current US$ per person 5.58 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per person Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Iraq or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 10.67 BoP, current US$ per person against 9.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Iraq and Nicaragua?
1.14 BoP, current US$ per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nicaragua?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Iraq ranks 102nd and Nicaragua ranks 101st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.