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

Netherlands
-10.20 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
-2.92 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands rank
199th
Switzerland rank
197th

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

  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
-10.0M010.0M20.0M197019962023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports -2.92 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -10.20 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 7.28 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 199th and Switzerland ranks 197th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 101,889 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,256 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 65,633 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 457,990 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 147,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 310,702 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 5.98 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 566,063 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.41 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 4.70 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 944,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s -4.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -3.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.85 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Netherlands or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at -2.92 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -10.20 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Netherlands and Switzerland?
7.28 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Netherlands ranks 199th and Switzerland ranks 197th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.