Burkina Faso vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Burkina Faso
-0.9%
in 2024
Switzerland
-1.2%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
183rd
Switzerland rank
184th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Burkina Faso
- Switzerland
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports -0.9% against -1.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 183rd and Switzerland ranks 184th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 1.9% | 1.6% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 5.3% | 4.7% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 5.4% | 3.6% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -14.2% | 14.7% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Burkina Faso or Switzerland?
- Burkina Faso, at -0.9% against -1.2% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Burkina Faso and Switzerland?
- 0.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Switzerland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 183rd and Switzerland ranks 184th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.