Kenya vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Kenya
0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya rank
90th
Nicaragua rank
88th

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

  • Kenya
  • Nicaragua
-0.00500.0050.010.015197519992024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 90th and Nicaragua ranks 88th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Kenya or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Kenya and Nicaragua?
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?
32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Kenya ranks 90th and Nicaragua ranks 88th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.