Ireland vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Ireland
-2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
-2.92 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
195th
Switzerland rank
197th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports -2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -2.92 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 890,480 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.
Ireland ranks 195th and Switzerland ranks 197th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,064 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 36,256 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 33,192 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 55,942 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 147,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 91,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 411,084 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 566,063 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 154,979 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.14 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 944,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 195,622 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2020s | -226,944 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.86 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Ireland, at -2.03 million BoP, current US$ 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$), per square between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 890,480 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Ireland ranks 195th and Switzerland ranks 197th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.