Netherlands vs Panama: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Netherlands
-329.49 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Panama
-190.5 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
185th
Panama rank
183rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Netherlands
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports -190.5 BoP, current US$ per person against -329.49 BoP, current US$ per person in Netherlands, a difference of 138.99 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 185th and Panama ranks 183rd of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 303.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 303.21 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 421.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 48.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 373.12 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1,655 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,633 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 14,167 BoP, current US$ per person | 60.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 14,106 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 12,328 BoP, current US$ per person | 142.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 12,186 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | -4,137 BoP, current US$ per person | -68.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,068 BoP, current US$ per person | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Netherlands or Panama?
- Panama, at -190.5 BoP, current US$ per person against -329.49 BoP, current US$ per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Netherlands and Panama?
- 138.99 BoP, current US$ per person, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Panama?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Panama rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 185th and Panama ranks 183rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.