Japan vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Japan
1,765 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Switzerland
2,784 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
11th
Switzerland rank
9th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 1,019 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 154.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 583.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 428.6 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 199.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,962 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,763 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 435.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,455 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,019 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1,193 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,250 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,057 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1,546 BoP, current US$ per person | -4,400 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,946 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Japan and Switzerland?
- 1,019 BoP, current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.