Guatemala vs Uruguay: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Guatemala
0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Guatemala rank
65th
Uruguay rank
64th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Guatemala
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Uruguay ahead.
Guatemala ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 64th of 191 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980s | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Guatemala |
| 2000s | -0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Guatemala or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Guatemala and Uruguay?
- 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uruguay?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Uruguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Guatemala ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 64th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.