Middle income vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Middle income
0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle income rank
21st
Switzerland rank
21st

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

  • Middle income
  • Switzerland
-0.100.10.20.3197019972025

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 3.7 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.

Middle income ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 21st of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
1990s 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0427 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2000s 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0974 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0917 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2010s 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2020s 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Middle income or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Middle income and Switzerland?
0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Switzerland?
43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
How do Middle income and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Middle income ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.