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

France
129,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
20th
Switzerland rank
18th

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

  • France
  • Switzerland
-2.0M02.0M4.0M197019962023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 129,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in France, a difference of 107,607 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.8 times France's.

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

France ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 14,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 96,959 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 82,464 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 71,967 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 349,726 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 277,759 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 191,830 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 838,029 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 131,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.51 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.38 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 148,412 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -1.43 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.58 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, France or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 129,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between France and Switzerland?
107,607 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Switzerland?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do France and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
France ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.