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$), per square over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -2.92 million BoP, current US$ 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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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.