Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Nicaragua, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0958 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1988.
Nicaragua ranks 31st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 1976 | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +227.2% |
| 1981 | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33595.6% |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6474.1% |
| 1985 | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.2% |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -658.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2909.8% |
| 1988 | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -105.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8178.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -76.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4150.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -70.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +164.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +77.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0463 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0695 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0522 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.2% |
| 2002 | 0.039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0381 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0514 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0738 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0559 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0958 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +71.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0737 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0879 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0906 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0758 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0751 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0643 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0587 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0737 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0626 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 4.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +33595.6% | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1989 | +8178.6% | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1984 | +6474.1% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1991 | +4150.4% | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1987 | +2909.8% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1986 | +658.0% | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0695 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0738 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0958 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0587 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 28 Montenegro 0.0732 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Saint Lucia 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Lebanon 0.0709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Dominica 0.0684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Andorra 0.0664 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Somalia 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 53.46 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.8097 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0123 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 39.04 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -11.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Nicaragua?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Nicaragua was 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0958 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988.
- How does Nicaragua rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Nicaragua ranks 31st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.