How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iceland?

50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.

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.

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

Belgium

-0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Iceland

-0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Belgium rank

188th

Iceland rank

187th

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

Belgium
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports -0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 188th and Iceland ranks 187th of 191 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium
1980s	0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium
1990s	0.0819 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0771 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium
2000s	0.1926 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium
2010s	0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0704 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium
2020s	0.0146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Belgium or Iceland?: Iceland, at -0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Belgium and Iceland?: 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iceland?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Iceland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Belgium ranks 188th and Iceland ranks 187th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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: 11 September 2026

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.