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

Nicaragua
10.67 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Tonga
12.03 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
101st
Tonga rank
100th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Tonga
050100150197119972024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 12.03 BoP, current US$ per person against 10.67 BoP, current US$ per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Tonga ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 101st and Tonga ranks 100th of 192 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person
2000s 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person 4.72 BoP, current US$ per person Tonga
2010s 10.41 BoP, current US$ per person 30.75 BoP, current US$ per person 20.34 BoP, current US$ per person Tonga
2020s 5.58 BoP, current US$ per person 7.3 BoP, current US$ per person 1.71 BoP, current US$ per person Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Nicaragua or Tonga?
Tonga, at 12.03 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita between Nicaragua and Tonga?
1.36 BoP, current US$ per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Tonga?
32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Tonga rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 101st and Tonga ranks 100th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.