Switzerland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Switzerland
237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
124,860 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
18th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
21st

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

  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
-2.0M02.0M4.0M197019962023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 124,860 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 112,634 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.9 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Switzerland ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 21st of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 96,959 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 86,050 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,909 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 349,726 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 299,706 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 50,020 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 1.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 695,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 334,641 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 1.51 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 72,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.44 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s -1.43 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 334,324 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.77 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Switzerland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Switzerland, at 237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 124,860 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
112,634 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Switzerland ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 21st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.