Cyprus vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Cyprus
-2.40 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
-2.92 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cyprus rank
196th
Switzerland rank
197th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time

  • Cyprus
  • Switzerland
-10.0M-5.0M05.0M10.0M197019962023

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports -2.40 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -2.92 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 524,920 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.

Cyprus ranks 196th and Switzerland ranks 197th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 6,326 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,256 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29,930 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 28,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 147,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 118,540 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 957,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 566,063 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 391,487 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cyprus
2010s 5.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 944,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.38 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cyprus
2020s -2.47 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -3.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 617,578 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Cyprus or Switzerland?
Cyprus, at -2.40 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -2.92 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Cyprus and Switzerland?
524,920 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Switzerland?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Cyprus ranks 196th and Switzerland ranks 197th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.