Luxembourg vs World: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Luxembourg
108.60 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
World
1.49 trillion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
4th
World rank
1st

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

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How they compare

World currently reports 1.49 trillion BoP, current US$ against 108.60 billion BoP, current US$ in Luxembourg, a difference of 1.38 trillion BoP, current US$.

That makes World's figure about 13.7 times Luxembourg's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 192 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg World Difference Ahead
2000s 15.89 billion BoP, current US$ 1.68 trillion BoP, current US$ 1.67 trillion BoP, current US$ World
2010s 35.49 billion BoP, current US$ 1.87 trillion BoP, current US$ 1.84 trillion BoP, current US$ World
2020s 20.51 billion BoP, current US$ 1.72 trillion BoP, current US$ 1.70 trillion BoP, current US$ World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Luxembourg or World?
World, at 1.49 trillion BoP, current US$ against 108.60 billion BoP, current US$ in Luxembourg as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Luxembourg and World?
1.38 trillion BoP, current US$, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and World?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and World rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Luxembourg ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.