Belgium vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Belgium
-2,411 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Switzerland
-1,351 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
199th
Switzerland rank
197th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -1,351 BoP, current US$ per person against -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person in Belgium, a difference of 1,060 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 199th and Switzerland ranks 197th of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 260.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 219.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 41.13 BoP, current US$ per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2,232 BoP, current US$ per person | 827.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,404 BoP, current US$ per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 6,940 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,988 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,952 BoP, current US$ per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1,890 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,531 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,641 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | -802.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -11,547 BoP, current US$ per person | 10,745 BoP, current US$ per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -1,351 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 1,060 BoP, current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Belgium ranks 199th and Switzerland ranks 197th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.