Azerbaijan vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Azerbaijan
1.2%
in 2025
Sweden
1.2%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
46th
Sweden rank
45th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Azerbaijan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sweden ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 45th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 5.5% | 5.5% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 8.1% | 9.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.3% | 1.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 6.4% | 5.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Azerbaijan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Azerbaijan and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sweden?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Azerbaijan ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 45th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.