Iceland vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Iceland
-0.5%
in 2025
Switzerland
-1.2%
in 2025
Iceland rank
181st
Switzerland rank
184th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports -0.5% against -1.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iceland ranks 181st and Switzerland ranks 184th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.9% | 1.4% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 5.3% | 3.9% | Iceland |
| 2010s | -0.8% | 5.4% | 6.2% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2.7% | -12.0% | 14.7% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Iceland or Switzerland?
- Iceland, at -0.5% against -1.2% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Iceland and Switzerland?
- 0.7%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 181st 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.