Netherlands vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Netherlands
-0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Switzerland
-0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Netherlands rank
188th
Switzerland rank
186th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 188th and Switzerland ranks 186th of 200 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.2681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0526 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.1917 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0544 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2020s | -0.1297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Netherlands ranks 188th and Switzerland ranks 186th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.