Norway vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Norway
-80.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden
-72.98 % change on previous year
in 2025
Norway rank
155th
Sweden rank
153rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -72.98 % change on previous year against -80.2 % change on previous year in Norway, a difference of 7.22 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 155th and Sweden ranks 153rd of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.45 % change on previous year | 13.75 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1980s | 74.82 % change on previous year | 35.79 % change on previous year | 39.03 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1990s | 95.75 % change on previous year | 77.28 % change on previous year | 18.47 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2000s | 62.61 % change on previous year | 16.41 % change on previous year | 46.2 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2010s | 19.79 % change on previous year | 105.08 % change on previous year | 85.29 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2020s | 10.99 % change on previous year | 8.43 % change on previous year | 2.56 % change on previous year | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at -72.98 % change on previous year against -80.2 % change on previous year in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Norway and Sweden?
- 7.22 % change on previous year, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Norway ranks 155th and Sweden ranks 153rd of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.