Aruba vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Aruba
304,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Aruba rank
16th
Switzerland rank
18th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time

  • Aruba
  • Switzerland
-2.0M02.0M4.0M198320032023

How they compare

Aruba currently reports 304,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 67,373 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Aruba's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Switzerland ahead.

Aruba ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 3,802 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 130,439 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 126,637 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 396,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 349,726 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 47,261 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Aruba
2000s 1,981 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 114,479 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.51 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 268,777 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -1.43 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.70 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Aruba or Switzerland?
Aruba, at 304,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Aruba and Switzerland?
67,373 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Switzerland?
38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
How do Aruba and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Aruba ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.