Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square was -545.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Liechtenstein, 2000–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded -545.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 323.6% on the previous year and down 637.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Liechtenstein peaked at 502.50 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, -545.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Liechtenstein 200th out of 200 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 124.09 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 58.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -52.7% |
| 2002 | 42.90 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2003 | 108.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +152.1% |
| 2004 | 11.54 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -89.3% |
| 2005 | -1.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -114.5% |
| 2006 | 278.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16806.7% |
| 2007 | 209.61 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2008 | 101.34 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -51.7% |
| 2009 | 187.09 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +84.6% |
| 2010 | 186.72 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 165.09 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 184.27 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 7.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -96.1% |
| 2014 | 58.38 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +708.7% |
| 2015 | 502.50 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +760.8% |
| 2016 | 379.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2017 | 243.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2018 | -545.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -323.6% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's -545.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 45,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. (73 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's -545.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,289 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Liechtenstein changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +16806.7% | -1.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 278.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +760.8% | 58.38 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 502.50 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +708.7% | 7.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 58.38 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 112.05 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 278.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 131.34 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -545.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 502.50 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 197 Switzerland -2.92 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 198 Luxembourg -3.60 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 199 Netherlands -10.20 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Liechtenstein
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 106,693 current LCU per person (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.3514 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 72,670 current LCU per person (2023)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 12.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5743 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 118,747 current US$ per person (2023)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.516 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8689 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 4.92 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Liechtenstein?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Liechtenstein was -545.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 502.50 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was -545.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Liechtenstein ranks 200th out of 200 countries with data for 2018.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 637.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.