Norway vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Norway
-0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
-0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Norway rank
189th
Switzerland rank
186th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Norway, a difference of 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 189th and Switzerland ranks 186th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0312 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0526 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0544 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Norway or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Norway ranks 189th and Switzerland ranks 186th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.