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
-0.100.10.20.3197019972025

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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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.