Austria vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Austria
101,431 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
101,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Austria rank
26th
Sweden rank
25th

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

  • Austria
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 101,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 101,431 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Austria, a difference of 351 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Austria ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 25th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 587.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,025 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 438.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 3,041 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,330 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,289 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 22,072 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27,318 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,246 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 301,842 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 73,458 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 228,384 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Austria
2010s -4,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 43,697 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 48,335 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 163,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 116,833 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 46,729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Austria or Sweden?
Sweden, at 101,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 101,431 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Austria and Sweden?
351 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Austria ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 25th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.