El Salvador vs Venezuela: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- El Salvador
- Venezuela
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 318.29 million BoP, current US$ against 277.00 million BoP, current US$ in Venezuela, a difference of 41.29 million BoP, current US$.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Venezuela ahead.
El Salvador ranks 74th and Venezuela ranks 76th of 193 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.50 million BoP, current US$ | 710.50 million BoP, current US$ | 680.00 million BoP, current US$ | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 23.96 million BoP, current US$ | 1.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.01 billion BoP, current US$ | Venezuela |
| 2010s | -26.15 million BoP, current US$ | 2.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.06 billion BoP, current US$ | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 215.25 million BoP, current US$ | 654.50 million BoP, current US$ | 439.25 million BoP, current US$ | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, El Salvador or Venezuela?
- El Salvador, at 318.29 million BoP, current US$ against 277.00 million BoP, current US$ in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between El Salvador and Venezuela?
- 41.29 million BoP, current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Venezuela?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Venezuela rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- El Salvador ranks 74th and Venezuela ranks 76th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.