Small states vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Small states
15.74 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sweden
757.39 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Small states rank
29th
Sweden rank
26th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Small states
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 757.39 BoP, current US$ per person against 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person in Small states, a difference of 741.65 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 48.1 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.
Small states ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1216 BoP, current US$ per person | 50.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 50.78 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 403.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 401.2 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 10.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,266 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,256 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1,067 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,304 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,237 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3,540 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,821 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,720 BoP, current US$ per person | Small states |
| 2020s | 178.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,628 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,449 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Small states or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 757.39 BoP, current US$ per person against 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Small states and Sweden?
- 741.65 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Sweden?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Small states and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Small states ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 26th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.