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

El Salvador
0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Italy
0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
56th
Italy rank
55th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy 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 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Italy ahead.

El Salvador ranks 56th and Italy ranks 55th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Italy
2000s 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Italy
2010s -0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Italy
2020s 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, El Salvador or Italy?
Italy, at 0.009 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit between El Salvador and Italy?
0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Italy?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Italy rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
El Salvador ranks 56th and Italy ranks 55th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.