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

Bahamas
0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador
0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bahamas rank
53rd
El Salvador rank
56th

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

  • Bahamas
  • El Salvador
-0.100.10.2197620002025

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was El Salvador ahead.

Bahamas ranks 53rd and El Salvador ranks 56th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2000s 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahamas
2010s 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0431 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahamas
2020s 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Bahamas or El Salvador?
Bahamas, at 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Bahamas and El Salvador?
0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and El Salvador?
27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and El Salvador rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Bahamas ranks 53rd and El Salvador ranks 56th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.