Austria vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Austria
-1,269 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Switzerland
-1,351 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Austria rank
196th
Switzerland rank
197th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports -1,269 BoP, current US$ per person against -1,351 BoP, current US$ per person in Switzerland, a difference of 82 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 196th and Switzerland ranks 197th of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 219.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 179.55 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 277.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 827.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 549.76 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2,484 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,988 BoP, current US$ per person | 504.34 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | -625.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,531 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,157 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 482.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -11,547 BoP, current US$ per person | 12,030 BoP, current US$ per person | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at -1,269 BoP, current US$ per person against -1,351 BoP, current US$ per person in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Austria and Switzerland?
- 82 BoP, current US$ per person, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Austria ranks 196th and Switzerland ranks 197th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.