Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2,177 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
20th
Switzerland rank
18th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Switzerland
-2.0M02.0M4.0M197419982023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,177 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 235,317 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 109.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 1.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 96,959 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 96,957 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 36.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 349,726 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 349,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 1,069 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 1,582 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.51 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.51 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 1,388 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -1.43 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.43 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,177 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
235,317 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.