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
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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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.