Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Switzerland
Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Switzerland, 1983–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Switzerland stood at 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 184.2% on the previous year and down 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Switzerland peaked at 0.2637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.1471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +142.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0406 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +295.9% |
| 1986 | 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -77.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +531.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.9% |
| 1991 | 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +53.0% |
| 1997 | 0.063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0667 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +75.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1676 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0646 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.4% |
| 2002 | 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0489 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0766 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1903 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0527 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -60.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0793 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +53.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0596 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -77.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1050.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0781 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -70.4% |
| 2018 | -0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -146.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0851 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -332.2% |
| 2020 | -0.1471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -272.7% |
| 2021 | -0.1112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 2022 | -0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -128.0% |
| 2024 | -0.0288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -385.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -184.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0974 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1903 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 18 Canada 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Spain 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Chile 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 France 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Israel 0.0237 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Czechia 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 25.32 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -12.29 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 88.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,351 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 1.03 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Switzerland?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Switzerland was 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Switzerland ranks 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.