Czechia vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Czechia
2.2%
in 2025
Switzerland
2.4%
in 2025
Czechia rank
22nd
Switzerland rank
19th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Czechia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.4% against 2.2% in Czechia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Switzerland ahead.
Czechia ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 19th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 5.6% | 5.4% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 9.7% | 8.4% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 8.6% | 6.4% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2.5% | -4.8% | 7.3% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Czechia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.4% against 2.2% in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Czechia and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Switzerland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 22nd 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.