Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Switzerland
Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Switzerland, 1983–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.
That represents a change of up 89.5% on the previous year and down 106.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Switzerland peaked at 0.2446 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.3155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 186th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, 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$) … unit in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +60.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -83.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +538.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +73.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.4% |
| 1992 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.5% |
| 1994 | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +94.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +98.7% |
| 1998 | 0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0818 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0538 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +104.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0174 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1810.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0976 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -94.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0846 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1524.7% |
| 2010 | 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -65.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0572 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +100.5% |
| 2013 | -0.0347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -160.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -181.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +503.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2446 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2018 | -0.2184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -205.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -113.9% |
| 2020 | -0.3155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1139.3% |
| 2021 | -0.1437 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.5% |
| 2022 | -0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -89.9% |
| 2023 | -0.1244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +760.0% |
| 2024 | -0.1118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2025 | -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -89.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (72 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1810.0% | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2009 | +1524.7% | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0846 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -1139.3% | 0.0304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2023 | -760.0% | -0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0526 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0544 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2446 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 183 Iceland -0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 184 Papua New Guinea -0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 185 Burkina Faso -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 187 Yemen, Republic of -0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 188 Netherlands -0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 189 Norway -0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Switzerland?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Switzerland was -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2446 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Switzerland ranks 186th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 106.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.