Norway vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Norway
-1,394 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Switzerland
-1,351 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Norway rank
198th
Switzerland rank
197th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -1,351 BoP, current US$ per person against -1,394 BoP, current US$ per person in Norway, a difference of 43 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 198th and Switzerland ranks 197th of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 219.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 126.46 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 588.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 827.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 239.1 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2,131 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,988 BoP, current US$ per person | 857.2 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1,337 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,531 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,195 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1,447 BoP, current US$ per person | -11,547 BoP, current US$ per person | 12,994 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$), per capita, Norway or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -1,351 BoP, current US$ per person against -1,394 BoP, current US$ per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Norway and Switzerland?
- 43 BoP, current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Norway ranks 198th and Switzerland ranks 197th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.