Spain vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Spain
0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Spain rank
19th
Switzerland rank
21st
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Switzerland, a difference of 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.
Spain ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 191 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0974 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0853 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Spain or Switzerland?
- Spain, at 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Spain and Switzerland?
- 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Spain ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.