Czechia vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Czechia
2.7%
in 2025
Sweden
2.9%
in 2025
Czechia rank
77th
Sweden rank
75th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Czechia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Czechia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sweden ahead.
Czechia ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 75th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 6.8% | 2.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 0.3% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 1.4% | 2.4% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 5.5% | 2.0% | 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, Czechia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Czechia and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 77th 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.