Lower middle income vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Lower middle income
- Switzerland
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 39.97 billion BoP, current US$ against 25.32 billion BoP, current US$ in Switzerland, a difference of 14.66 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 1.6 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 304.29 million BoP, current US$ | 3.83 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.53 billion BoP, current US$ | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 961.53 million BoP, current US$ | 13.82 billion BoP, current US$ | 12.86 billion BoP, current US$ | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 10.95 billion BoP, current US$ | 40.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 29.75 billion BoP, current US$ | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 17.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 59.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 42.31 billion BoP, current US$ | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 25.16 billion BoP, current US$ | -38.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 63.30 billion BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Lower middle income or Switzerland?
- Lower middle income, at 39.97 billion BoP, current US$ against 25.32 billion BoP, current US$ in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Lower middle income and Switzerland?
- 14.66 billion BoP, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Switzerland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 21st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.