Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Nicaragua, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Nicaragua stood at 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 58.5% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
That places Nicaragua 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2007 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2009 | -0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -257.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -149.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.3% |
| 2012 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +664.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +127.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +91.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +58.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +664.1% | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 85 Argentina 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 86 Russia 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 87 Nigeria 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 89 Bermuda 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 90 Kenya 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 91 Philippines 0.0033 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Nicaragua?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Nicaragua was 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Nicaragua rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Nicaragua ranks 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.