Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.3075 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Switzerland stood at 0.3075 million USD per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 121.0% on the previous year and up 1,013.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 3.92 million USD per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, -3.98 million USD per square kilometre, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 18th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2456 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1159 million USD per square kilometre | -52.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0173 million USD per square kilometre | -85.1% |
| 1993 | -0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | -120.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1332 million USD per square kilometre | -3800.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0755 million USD per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 1996 | 0.109 million USD per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2771 million USD per square kilometre | +154.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3737 million USD per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5073 million USD per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9533 million USD per square kilometre | +87.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4461 million USD per square kilometre | -53.2% |
| 2002 | 0.302 million USD per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6502 million USD per square kilometre | +115.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0638 million USD per square kilometre | -90.2% |
| 2005 | -0.0092 million USD per square kilometre | -114.3% |
| 2006 | 1.51 million USD per square kilometre | -16569.4% |
| 2007 | 1.06 million USD per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4563 million USD per square kilometre | -57.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8425 million USD per square kilometre | +84.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8034 million USD per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.605 million USD per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7125 million USD per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0276 million USD per square kilometre | -96.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2222 million USD per square kilometre | +704.5% |
| 2015 | 2.13 million USD per square kilometre | +860.5% |
| 2016 | 3.92 million USD per square kilometre | +83.5% |
| 2017 | 2.91 million USD per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 2018 | -2.18 million USD per square kilometre | -174.8% |
| 2019 | -2.57 million USD per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2020 | -3.98 million USD per square kilometre | +55.2% |
| 2021 | -3.48 million USD per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2022 | -1.46 million USD per square kilometre | -58.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3075 million USD per square kilometre | -121.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.3075 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.059 million USD per square kilometre, 5.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.3075 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0223 million USD per square kilometre, 13.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +16569.4% | -0.0092 million USD per square kilometre | 1.51 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +3800.1% | -0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1332 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +860.5% | 0.2222 million USD per square kilometre | 2.13 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +704.5% | 0.0276 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2222 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1851 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5073 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6275 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0092 million USD per square kilometre | 1.51 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6589 million USD per square kilometre | -2.57 million USD per square kilometre | 3.92 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.15 million USD per square kilometre | -3.98 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3075 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 15 United Arab Emirates 0.3823 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 16 Mauritius 0.3771 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 17 Cyprus 0.3308 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 19 Lebanon 0.2593 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 20 Saint Lucia 0.2567 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 21 Denmark 0.1971 million USD per square kilometre compare
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,418 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5961 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Switzerland was 0.3075 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.92 million USD per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.98 million USD per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 18th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,013.4%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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.
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Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.