Belgium vs Luxembourg: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Belgium
-0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Luxembourg
-0.9282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
197th
Luxembourg rank
199th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Belgium currently reports -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.9282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.8885 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Belgium ranks 197th and Luxembourg ranks 199th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.174 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.0418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2911 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | -0.0143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5951 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Belgium or Luxembourg?
- Belgium, at -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.9282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 0.8885 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Belgium ranks 197th and Luxembourg ranks 199th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.