Luxembourg vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Luxembourg
108.60 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
86.93 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
4th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
7th

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

  • Luxembourg
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 108.60 billion BoP, current US$ against 86.93 billion BoP, current US$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 21.67 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 4th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 15.89 billion BoP, current US$ 164.06 billion BoP, current US$ 148.17 billion BoP, current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 35.49 billion BoP, current US$ 17.42 billion BoP, current US$ 18.07 billion BoP, current US$ Luxembourg
2020s 20.51 billion BoP, current US$ 50.21 billion BoP, current US$ 29.70 billion BoP, current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Luxembourg or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Luxembourg, at 108.60 billion BoP, current US$ against 86.93 billion BoP, current US$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
21.67 billion BoP, current US$, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Luxembourg ranks 4th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.