Finland vs Small states: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Finland
0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Small states
0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Finland rank
31st
Small states rank
32nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Finland
- Small states
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states, a difference of 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Finland's figure about 22.2 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 31st and Small states ranks 32nd of 191 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.0357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.0567 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Small states |
| 2010s | 0.0227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.31 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Small states |
| 2020s | 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Finland or Small states?
- Finland, at 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Finland and Small states?
- 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Small states?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Finland ranks 31st and Small states ranks 32nd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.