Switzerland vs Yemen: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Switzerland
-0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Yemen
-0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2018
Switzerland rank
186th
Yemen rank
187th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Switzerland
- Yemen
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Yemen, a difference of 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 186th and Yemen ranks 187th of 200 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0223 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0526 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Switzerland or Yemen?
- Switzerland, at -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Switzerland and Yemen?
- 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Yemen?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Switzerland and Yemen rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Switzerland ranks 186th and Yemen ranks 187th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.