Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.3419 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Switzerland stood at 0.3419 million USD per square kilometre.
The figure is up 122.6% on the previous year and up 1,069.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 3.8 million USD per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, -4.04 million USD per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 18th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1387 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0668 million USD per square kilometre | -51.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0104 million USD per square kilometre | -84.4% |
| 1993 | -0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | -120.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0852 million USD per square kilometre | -4144.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0562 million USD per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0779 million USD per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1679 million USD per square kilometre | +115.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2262 million USD per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2965 million USD per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5023 million USD per square kilometre | +69.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2376 million USD per square kilometre | -52.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1737 million USD per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4379 million USD per square kilometre | +152.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0467 million USD per square kilometre | -89.3% |
| 2005 | -0.0068 million USD per square kilometre | -114.5% |
| 2006 | 1.13 million USD per square kilometre | -16807.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8487 million USD per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4104 million USD per square kilometre | -51.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7576 million USD per square kilometre | +84.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7561 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6685 million USD per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7462 million USD per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0292 million USD per square kilometre | -96.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2364 million USD per square kilometre | +708.6% |
| 2015 | 2.13 million USD per square kilometre | +802.8% |
| 2016 | 3.8 million USD per square kilometre | +78.2% |
| 2017 | 2.82 million USD per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2018 | -2.14 million USD per square kilometre | -175.9% |
| 2019 | -2.48 million USD per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2020 | -4.04 million USD per square kilometre | +63.2% |
| 2021 | -3.67 million USD per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2022 | -1.51 million USD per square kilometre | -58.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3419 million USD per square kilometre | -122.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.3419 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0659 million USD per square kilometre, 5.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.3419 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.036 million USD per square kilometre, 9.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 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 | +16807.3% | -0.0068 million USD per square kilometre | 1.13 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +4144.8% | -0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0852 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +802.8% | 0.2364 million USD per square kilometre | 2.13 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +708.6% | 0.0292 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2364 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1124 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2965 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4537 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0068 million USD per square kilometre | 1.13 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6575 million USD per square kilometre | -2.48 million USD per square kilometre | 3.8 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.22 million USD per square kilometre | -4.04 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3419 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 15 United Arab Emirates 0.4321 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 16 Mauritius 0.3805 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 17 Cyprus 0.373 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 0.3048 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 20 Denmark 0.2195 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2016 million USD per square kilometre 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1,035 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Switzerland was 0.3419 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 million USD per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.04 million USD per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 18th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,069.4%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ 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.