El Salvador vs New Zealand: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

El Salvador
-1,459 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
-1,739 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
168th
New Zealand rank
169th

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

  • El Salvador
  • New Zealand
-20.0k-10.0k010.0k20.0k197019962023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports -1,459 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -1,739 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 280 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 168th and New Zealand ranks 169th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 1,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -313.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,785 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 1,157 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -47.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,204 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s -1,262 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -358.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 903.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 8,007 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 225.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,781 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, El Salvador or New Zealand?
El Salvador, at -1,459 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -1,739 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between El Salvador and New Zealand?
280 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and New Zealand?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and New Zealand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
El Salvador ranks 168th and New Zealand ranks 169th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.