Spain vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Spain
2.4%
in 2025
Switzerland
2.4%
in 2025
Spain rank
17th
Switzerland rank
19th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Spain 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.
Spain ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 19th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 2.2% | 2.0% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 4.5% | 2.7% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 9.7% | 4.0% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 8.6% | 5.5% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.7% | -4.8% | 8.5% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Spain or Switzerland?
- Spain, 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 Spain and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Spain ranks 17th 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.