Canada vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Canada
3.0%
in 2025
Sweden
2.9%
in 2025
Canada rank
74th
Sweden rank
75th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 75th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 0.1% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 5.0% | 3.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 5.9% | 2.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.4% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 5.5% | 3.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Canada or Sweden?
- Canada, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Canada and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 75th 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.