Belgium vs Netherlands: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Belgium
-19.31 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Netherlands
-5.93 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Belgium rank
191st
Netherlands rank
189th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports -5.93 billion BoP, current US$ against -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ in Belgium, a difference of 13.39 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Belgium ranks 191st and Netherlands ranks 189th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 426.03 million BoP, current US$ 2.68 billion BoP, current US$ 2.25 billion BoP, current US$ Netherlands
1980s 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ 5.98 billion BoP, current US$ 4.39 billion BoP, current US$ Netherlands
1990s 20.83 billion BoP, current US$ 23.76 billion BoP, current US$ 2.93 billion BoP, current US$ Netherlands
2000s 69.25 billion BoP, current US$ 231.74 billion BoP, current US$ 162.49 billion BoP, current US$ Netherlands
2010s 20.72 billion BoP, current US$ 206.88 billion BoP, current US$ 186.16 billion BoP, current US$ Netherlands
2020s 14.08 billion BoP, current US$ -73.37 billion BoP, current US$ 87.44 billion BoP, current US$ Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at -5.93 billion BoP, current US$ against -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Belgium and Netherlands?
13.39 billion BoP, current US$, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Belgium ranks 191st and Netherlands ranks 189th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.