Belgium vs Iceland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Belgium
-1,617 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Iceland
-2,170 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
189th
Iceland rank
190th

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

  • Belgium
  • Iceland
-20.0k020.0k40.0k197019972025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person against -2,170 BoP, current US$ per person in Iceland, a difference of 553 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 189th and Iceland ranks 190th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Iceland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 69.04 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 69.04 BoP, current US$ per person Belgium
1980s 161.06 BoP, current US$ per person 4.83 BoP, current US$ per person 156.23 BoP, current US$ per person Belgium
1990s 2,045 BoP, current US$ per person 143.14 BoP, current US$ per person 1,902 BoP, current US$ per person Belgium
2000s 6,582 BoP, current US$ per person 8,396 BoP, current US$ per person 1,815 BoP, current US$ per person Iceland
2010s 1,894 BoP, current US$ per person -4,098 BoP, current US$ per person 5,991 BoP, current US$ per person Belgium
2020s 738.79 BoP, current US$ per person -176.66 BoP, current US$ per person 915.45 BoP, current US$ per person Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Belgium or Iceland?
Belgium, at -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person against -2,170 BoP, current US$ per person in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Belgium and Iceland?
553 BoP, current US$ per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iceland?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Iceland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Belgium ranks 189th and Iceland ranks 190th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.