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

Nicaragua
349.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
360.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
104th
Vanuatu rank
103rd

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Vanuatu
05001.0k197720002023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 360.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 349.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 11.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 104th and Vanuatu ranks 103rd of 188 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
2000s 54.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 531.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 82.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 448.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 239.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 155.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 84.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Nicaragua or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 360.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 349.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Nicaragua and Vanuatu?
11.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Vanuatu?
26 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Vanuatu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Nicaragua ranks 104th and Vanuatu ranks 103rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.