Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Luxembourg
-8.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
-10.73 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
187th
Netherlands rank
188th

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

  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
-50.0M050.0M197019962023

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports -8.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -10.73 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 2.53 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 187th and Netherlands ranks 188th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 6.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.12 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.94 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 13.79 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6.14 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.65 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Luxembourg
2020s -586,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -2.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.09 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
Luxembourg, at -8.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -10.73 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
2.53 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Luxembourg ranks 187th and Netherlands ranks 188th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.