Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Switzerland
Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was -1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Switzerland, 1983–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded -1.2% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.5% on the previous year and down 106.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Switzerland peaked at 24.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -31.6%, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 186th of 200 countries on this measure, 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 in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.6% | — |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +26.6% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | +60.8% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | +16.8% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -12.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -83.9% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | +538.2% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +73.9% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -49.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -61.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +55.5% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +94.9% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +98.7% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +31.7% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +30.3% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +69.7% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -58.8% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +104.5% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -67.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -63.8% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +1810.0% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -94.7% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +1524.7% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -65.7% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +100.5% |
| 2013 | -3.5% | -160.6% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -181.7% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +503.2% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +43.1% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | -21.8% | -205.2% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -113.9% |
| 2020 | -31.6% | -1139.3% |
| 2021 | -14.4% | -54.5% |
| 2022 | -1.4% | -89.9% |
| 2023 | -12.4% | +760.0% |
| 2024 | -11.2% | -10.1% |
| 2025 | -1.2% | -89.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 0.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | -21.8% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -12.0% | -31.6% | -1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 183 Iceland -0.5% compare
- 184 Papua New Guinea -0.6% compare
- 185 Burkina Faso -0.9% compare
- 187 Yemen -1.3% compare
- 188 Netherlands -1.4% compare
- 189 Norway -1.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Switzerland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6894 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6489 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 74,473 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5554 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 63,747 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Switzerland?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Switzerland was -1.2% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.6% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Switzerland ranks 186th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.