Norway vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Norway
-7.82 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Switzerland
-12.29 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Norway rank
195th
Switzerland rank
197th

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

  • Norway
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Norway currently reports -7.82 billion BoP, current US$ against -12.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Switzerland, a difference of 4.46 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.

Norway ranks 195th and Switzerland ranks 197th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 390.11 million BoP, current US$ 1.43 billion BoP, current US$ 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ Switzerland
1990s 2.59 billion BoP, current US$ 5.82 billion BoP, current US$ 3.23 billion BoP, current US$ Switzerland
2000s 9.96 billion BoP, current US$ 22.37 billion BoP, current US$ 12.41 billion BoP, current US$ Switzerland
2010s 6.69 billion BoP, current US$ 37.34 billion BoP, current US$ 30.65 billion BoP, current US$ Switzerland
2020s 7.91 billion BoP, current US$ -101.32 billion BoP, current US$ 109.22 billion BoP, current US$ Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Norway or Switzerland?
Norway, at -7.82 billion BoP, current US$ against -12.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Norway and Switzerland?
4.46 billion BoP, current US$, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Norway ranks 195th and Switzerland ranks 197th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.