Maldives vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Maldives
1,527 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sweden
1,807 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Maldives rank
23rd
Sweden rank
20th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Maldives
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1,807 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person in Maldives, a difference of 280 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sweden ahead.
Maldives ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 20th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.12 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 6.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 82.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 75.29 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 33.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,532 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,498 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 229.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,446 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,216 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 994.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 721.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 272.66 BoP, current US$ per person | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1,301 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,428 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,128 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$), per capita, Maldives or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1,807 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Maldives and Sweden?
- 280 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sweden?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Maldives ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 20th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.