Belgium vs Netherlands: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
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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About this data
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.