Netherlands vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Netherlands
95.03 % change on previous year
in 2024
Switzerland
88.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Netherlands rank
27th
Switzerland rank
29th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 95.03 % change on previous year against 88.67 % change on previous year in Switzerland, a difference of 6.36 % change on previous year.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 29th of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.62 % change on previous year | 99.08 % change on previous year | 56.46 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 32.64 % change on previous year | 34.56 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 77.63 % change on previous year | -13.17 % change on previous year | 90.8 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 33.53 % change on previous year | 47.46 % change on previous year | 13.93 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 85.34 % change on previous year | 48.4 % change on previous year | 36.93 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Netherlands, at 95.03 % change on previous year against 88.67 % change on previous year in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 6.36 % change on previous year, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Netherlands ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 29th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.