Finland vs Germany: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Finland
1,183 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Germany
1,295 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Finland rank
18th
Germany rank
15th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Finland
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person in Finland, a difference of 112 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Germany ahead.
Finland ranks 18th and Germany ranks 15th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.93 BoP, current US$ per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 179.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 85.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 94.52 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 900 BoP, current US$ per person | 565.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 334.82 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 1,938 BoP, current US$ per person | 983.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 954.28 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 1,028 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,614 BoP, current US$ per person | 586.18 BoP, current US$ per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 1,973 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,664 BoP, current US$ per person | 309.43 BoP, current US$ per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Finland or Germany?
- Germany, at 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Finland and Germany?
- 112 BoP, current US$ per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Germany?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Germany rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Finland ranks 18th and Germany ranks 15th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.