Nicaragua vs Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Nicaragua
0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
88th
Nigeria rank
87th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 88th and Nigeria ranks 87th of 191 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Nigeria | 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 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Nicaragua or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Nicaragua and Nigeria?
- 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Nigeria?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Nicaragua ranks 88th and Nigeria ranks 87th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.