Luxembourg vs North America: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Luxembourg
160,408 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
North America
1,250 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
2nd
North America rank
1st
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Luxembourg
- North America
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 160,408 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 159,158 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 128.3 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 2nd and North America ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33,393 BoP, current US$ per person | 993.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 32,399 BoP, current US$ per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 60,531 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,011 BoP, current US$ per person | 59,520 BoP, current US$ per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 32,148 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,127 BoP, current US$ per person | 31,021 BoP, current US$ per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Luxembourg or North America?
- Luxembourg, at 160,408 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Luxembourg and North America?
- 159,158 BoP, current US$ per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and North America?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and North America rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Luxembourg ranks 2nd and North America ranks 1st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.