Belgium vs Hungary: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Belgium
-0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hungary
-0.2468 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
188th
Hungary rank
191st

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

  • Belgium
  • Hungary
-0.500.51197019972025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.2468 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Hungary, a difference of 0.2202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Hungary ahead.

Belgium ranks 188th and Hungary ranks 191st of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Hungary in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Hungary Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
1990s 0.0949 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0911 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2000s 0.1926 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1364 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2010s 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hungary
2020s 0.0146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Belgium or Hungary?
Belgium, at -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.2468 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Hungary as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Belgium and Hungary?
0.2202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Hungary?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Hungary rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Belgium ranks 188th and Hungary ranks 191st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.