Chile vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Chile
2.4%
in 2025
Switzerland
2.4%
in 2025
Chile rank
18th
Switzerland rank
19th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Chile
- Switzerland
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.
Chile ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 19th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 4.5% | 3.2% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 9.7% | 7.2% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 8.6% | 4.6% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.0% | -4.8% | 7.8% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Chile or Switzerland?
- Chile, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Chile and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Switzerland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Chile ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 19th 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.