Lower middle income vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Lower middle income
-30.1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Switzerland
88.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
26th
Switzerland rank
29th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Switzerland
-1.0k-5000500197119982025

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 88.67 % change on previous year against -30.1 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 118.77 % change on previous year.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.9 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Switzerland ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 29th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 25.57 % change on previous year 99.08 % change on previous year 73.51 % change on previous year Switzerland
1990s 18.57 % change on previous year 34.56 % change on previous year 15.99 % change on previous year Switzerland
2000s 18.05 % change on previous year -13.17 % change on previous year 31.22 % change on previous year Lower middle income
2010s 2.11 % change on previous year 47.46 % change on previous year 45.35 % change on previous year Switzerland
2020s 1.16 % change on previous year -119.24 % change on previous year 120.4 % change on previous year Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Lower middle income or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 88.67 % change on previous year against -30.1 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Lower middle income and Switzerland?
118.77 % change on previous year, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Switzerland?
39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Lower middle income and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Lower middle income ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 11,445 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

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.