European Union vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
European Union
466.35 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Switzerland
2,784 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
European Union rank
6th
Switzerland rank
9th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- European Union
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person against 466.35 BoP, current US$ per person in European Union, a difference of 2,318 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 6.0 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.
European Union ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 583.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 499.57 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 405.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,962 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,556 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1,732 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,455 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,723 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1,577 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,250 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,672 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 834.61 BoP, current US$ per person | -4,400 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,234 BoP, current US$ per person | European Union |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, European Union or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person against 466.35 BoP, current US$ per person in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between European Union and Switzerland?
- 2,318 BoP, current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Switzerland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- European Union ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.