El Salvador vs India: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
El Salvador
0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
India
0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
56th
India rank
54th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- El Salvador
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 56th and India ranks 54th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | India |
| 2010s | -0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | India |
| 2020s | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 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$), per unit, El Salvador or India?
- India, at 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between El Salvador and India?
- 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and India?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and India rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- El Salvador ranks 56th and India ranks 54th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.