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

Argentina
0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Argentina rank
85th
Nicaragua rank
88th

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

  • Argentina
  • Nicaragua
-0.00500.0050.010.015197019972025

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Argentina ranks 85th and Nicaragua ranks 88th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1980s -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Argentina
2010s 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Argentina or Nicaragua?
Argentina, at 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Argentina and Nicaragua?
0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nicaragua?
32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Argentina ranks 85th and Nicaragua ranks 88th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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