Eswatini vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Eswatini
1.3%
in 2024
Sweden
1.2%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
42nd
Sweden rank
45th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Eswatini
- Sweden
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sweden ahead.
Eswatini ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 45th of 189 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 2.0% | 1.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 4.2% | 2.7% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 8.1% | 8.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 3.3% | 3.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 7.4% | 7.2% | 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, Eswatini or Sweden?
- Eswatini, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Eswatini and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sweden?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 42nd 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.