Italy vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 25.32 billion BoP, current US$ against 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Italy, a difference of 2.41 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 21st of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.83 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.40 billion BoP, current US$ | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 7.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 13.82 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.76 billion BoP, current US$ | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 36.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 40.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.88 billion BoP, current US$ | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 24.71 billion BoP, current US$ | 59.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 34.91 billion BoP, current US$ | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 34.90 billion BoP, current US$ | -38.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 73.04 billion BoP, current US$ | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Italy or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 25.32 billion BoP, current US$ against 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Italy and Switzerland?
- 2.41 billion BoP, current US$, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Italy ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 21st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.