Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Switzerland

Foreign direct investment outflows in Switzerland in 2025 — 25,317,215,475 US$. Ranked 14 in the world out of 91. Since 1983, the indicator has risen by 5,044.7%.

2025 25.32B US$ +190.61% vs 2024
World rank 14of 91
Period maximum 184B US$2016
Period minimum -111B US$2020

Trend over time

1983–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Switzerland, 1983–2025-200B-100B0100B200B1983198819931998200320082013201820231983: 492,105,901 US$1984: 1,139,302,459 US$1985: 4,572,823,930 US$1986: 1,460,323,343 US$1987: 1,273,478,147 US$1988: 8,694,731,087 US$1989: 9,196,020,600 US$1990: 5,529,967,186 US$1991: 5,455,401,298 US$1992: 5,754,440,693 US$1993: 8,148,256,765 US$1994: 10,748,761,143 US$1995: 11,289,089,286 US$1996: 16,659,250,330 US$1997: 18,817,587,529 US$1998: 20,463,807,188 US$1999: 35,370,718,284 US$2000: 47,305,928,823 US$2001: 18,748,515,777 US$2002: 10,057,242,155 US$2003: 17,924,233,030 US$2004: 31,313,906,774 US$2005: 54,033,813,133 US$2006: 85,323,489,778 US$2007: 67,278,840,396 US$2008: 30,284,125,942 US$2009: 44,704,115,918 US$2010: 74,105,205,102 US$2011: 43,331,824,306 US$2012: 54,298,783,049 US$2013: 12,546,544,689 US$2014: 11,454,449,296 US$2015: 125,551,934,879 US$2016: 184,198,927,374 US$2017: 55,204,055,654 US$2018: -27,154,946,093 US$2019: 62,688,403,776 US$2020: -111,192,285,670 US$2021: -93,481,575,573 US$2022: -30,932,331,065 US$2023: 9,383,282,640 US$2024: -27,940,336,272 US$2025: 25,317,215,475 US$
Change over the period: +24.83B (+5,044.67%) Average annual rate: 9.84 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland

Switzerland 25.32B US$
World 1.49T US$
Western Europe computed 188B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 25.32B +53.26B +190.61%
2024 -27.94B −37.32B −397.77%
2023 9.38B +40.32B +130.33%
2022 -30.93B +62.55B +66.91%
2021 -93.48B +17.71B +15.93%
2020 -111B −174B −277.37%
2019 62.69B +89.84B +330.85%
2018 -27.15B −82.36B −149.19%
2017 55.2B −129B −70.03%
2016 184B +58.65B +46.71%
2015 126B +114B +996.1%
2014 11.45B −1.09B −8.7%
2013 12.55B −41.75B −76.89%
2012 54.3B +10.97B +25.31%
2011 43.33B −30.77B −41.53%
2010 74.11B +29.4B +65.77%
2009 44.7B +14.42B +47.62%
2008 30.28B −36.99B −54.99%
2007 67.28B −18.04B −21.15%
2006 85.32B +31.29B +57.91%
2005 54.03B +22.72B +72.56%
2004 31.31B +13.39B +74.7%
2003 17.92B +7.87B +78.22%
2002 10.06B −8.69B −46.36%
2001 18.75B −28.56B −60.37%
2000 47.31B +11.94B +33.74%
1999 35.37B +14.91B +72.85%
1998 20.46B +1.65B +8.75%
1997 18.82B +2.16B +12.96%
1996 16.66B +5.37B +47.57%
1995 11.29B +540M +5.03%
1994 10.75B +2.6B +31.91%
1993 8.15B +2.39B +41.6%
1992 5.75B +299M +5.48%
1991 5.46B −74.57M −1.35%
1990 5.53B −3.67B −39.87%
1989 9.2B +501M +5.77%
1988 8.69B +7.42B +582.75%
1987 1.27B −187M −12.79%
1986 1.46B −3.11B −68.07%
1985 4.57B +3.43B +301.37%
1984 1.14B +647M +131.52%
1983 492M

Western Europe, 2025

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About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.