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$), per unit over time
- Bahamas
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 0.0103 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.