Netherlands vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Netherlands
-1.4%
in 2024
Switzerland
-1.2%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
186th
Switzerland rank
184th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -1.2% against -1.4% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 186th and Switzerland ranks 184th of 198 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 1.9% | 1.8% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 5.3% | 21.5% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 5.4% | 13.7% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | -13.0% | -14.2% | 1.2% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -1.2% against -1.4% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 186th 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.