Estonia vs Netherlands: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Estonia
-0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Netherlands
-0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Estonia rank
190th
Netherlands rank
188th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Estonia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports -0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Estonia, a difference of 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 190th and Netherlands ranks 188th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0558 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1641 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1917 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.0827 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Estonia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at -0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Estonia and Netherlands?
- 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Netherlands?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Netherlands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Estonia ranks 190th and Netherlands ranks 188th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.