Liberia vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Liberia
13.35 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
10.67 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Liberia rank
98th
Nicaragua rank
101st
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Liberia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 13.35 BoP, current US$ per person against 10.67 BoP, current US$ per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 2.68 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.3 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Liberia ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 101st of 192 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980s | 41.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 41.05 BoP, current US$ per person | Liberia |
| 2000s | 36.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 35.32 BoP, current US$ per person | Liberia |
| 2010s | 79.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 69.04 BoP, current US$ per person | Liberia |
| 2020s | 12.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.75 BoP, current US$ per person | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Liberia or Nicaragua?
- Liberia, at 13.35 BoP, current US$ per person against 10.67 BoP, current US$ per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Liberia and Nicaragua?
- 2.68 BoP, current US$ per person, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nicaragua?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Liberia ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 101st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.