Canada vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Canada
0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Canada rank
76th
Sweden rank
77th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 76th and Sweden ranks 77th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0504 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0593 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Canada or Sweden?
- Canada, at 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Canada and Sweden?
- 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Canada ranks 76th and Sweden ranks 77th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.