Iraq vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Iraq
-42.61 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sweden
-37.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iraq rank
168th
Sweden rank
165th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Iraq
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -37.67 % change on previous year against -42.61 % change on previous year in Iraq, a difference of 4.94 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 168th and Sweden ranks 165th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.03 % change on previous year | -13.67 % change on previous year | 32.7 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1980s | -20.49 % change on previous year | 55 % change on previous year | 75.49 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1990s | 141.78 % change on previous year | 80.74 % change on previous year | 61.05 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2000s | 43.14 % change on previous year | 33.08 % change on previous year | 10.07 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2010s | -48.54 % change on previous year | -53.58 % change on previous year | 5.04 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2020s | -32.77 % change on previous year | 45.07 % change on previous year | 77.84 % change on previous year | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Iraq or Sweden?
- Sweden, at -37.67 % change on previous year against -42.61 % change on previous year in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Iraq and Sweden?
- 4.94 % change on previous year, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sweden?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Iraq ranks 168th and Sweden ranks 165th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.