Canada vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Canada
1,657 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sweden
1,807 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada rank
22nd
Sweden rank
20th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1,807 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person in Canada, a difference of 150 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 20th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 135.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 126.36 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 168.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 82.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 85.95 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 415.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,532 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,117 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1,335 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,446 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,111 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1,291 BoP, current US$ per person | 721.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 568.93 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 1,321 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,158 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,837 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Canada or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1,807 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Canada and Sweden?
- 150 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 20th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.