Norway vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows
Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports -7.82 billion BoP, current US$ against -12.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Switzerland, a difference of 4.46 billion BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 194th and Switzerland ranks 196th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 390.11 million BoP, current US$ | 1.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.82 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.23 billion BoP, current US$ | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 9.96 billion BoP, current US$ | 22.37 billion BoP, current US$ | 12.41 billion BoP, current US$ | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 6.69 billion BoP, current US$ | 37.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 30.65 billion BoP, current US$ | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 7.91 billion BoP, current US$ | -101.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 109.22 billion BoP, current US$ | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at -7.82 billion BoP, current US$ against -12.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Norway and Switzerland?
- 4.46 billion BoP, current US$, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Norway ranks 194th and Switzerland ranks 196th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.