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

Nicaragua
10.67 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
8.5 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
101st
Vanuatu rank
104th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Vanuatu
-100102030197720002024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 10.67 BoP, current US$ per person against 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 2.17 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.3 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 101st and Vanuatu ranks 104th of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Vanuatu Difference Ahead
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 2.15 BoP, current US$ per person 0.9269 BoP, current US$ per person Vanuatu
2010s 10.41 BoP, current US$ per person 3.77 BoP, current US$ per person 6.65 BoP, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2020s 5.58 BoP, current US$ per person 6.52 BoP, current US$ per person 0.9367 BoP, current US$ per person Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Nicaragua or Vanuatu?
Nicaragua, at 10.67 BoP, current US$ per person against 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Nicaragua and Vanuatu?
2.17 BoP, current US$ per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Vanuatu?
27 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Vanuatu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 101st and Vanuatu ranks 104th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.