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
-0.4-0.200.2197019972025

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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.