Belgium vs Norway: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Belgium
-2,411 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Norway
-1,394 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
199th
Norway rank
198th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports -1,394 BoP, current US$ per person against -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person in Belgium, a difference of 1,017 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 199th and Norway ranks 198th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 76.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.6 BoP, current US$ per person | Belgium |
| 1980s | 226.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 93.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 133.28 BoP, current US$ per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2,232 BoP, current US$ per person | 588.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,644 BoP, current US$ per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 6,940 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,131 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,809 BoP, current US$ per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1,890 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,337 BoP, current US$ per person | 553.33 BoP, current US$ per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | -802.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,447 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,249 BoP, current US$ per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Belgium or Norway?
- Norway, at -1,394 BoP, current US$ per person against -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Belgium and Norway?
- 1,017 BoP, current US$ per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Belgium ranks 199th and Norway ranks 198th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.