Central America vs El Salvador: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate

Central America
0.4893 % change on previous year
in 2023
El Salvador
344.68 % change on previous year
in 2023
Central America rank
9th
El Salvador rank
6th

Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate over time

  • Central America
  • El Salvador
-2000200400600199120072023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 344.68 % change on previous year against 0.4893 % change on previous year in Central America, a difference of 344.19 % change on previous year.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 704.4 times Central America's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Central America ahead.

Central America ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 6th of 30 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central America El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s -1.81 % change on previous year -37.51 % change on previous year 35.7 % change on previous year Central America
2000s 7.7 % change on previous year 62.58 % change on previous year 54.89 % change on previous year El Salvador
2010s 10.87 % change on previous year 29.78 % change on previous year 18.91 % change on previous year El Salvador
2020s 3.54 % change on previous year 63.08 % change on previous year 59.53 % change on previous year El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate, Central America or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 344.68 % change on previous year against 0.4893 % change on previous year in Central America as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate between Central America and El Salvador?
344.19 % change on previous year, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and El Salvador?
27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Central America and El Salvador rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate?
Central America ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 6th of 30 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 7,244 data points, 1991–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.