Belgium vs United Kingdom: Foreign direct investment, net

Belgium
9.47 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
United Kingdom
10.30 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Belgium rank
14th
United Kingdom rank
13th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Belgium
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 10.30 billion BoP, current US$ against 9.47 billion BoP, current US$ in Belgium, a difference of 822.38 million BoP, current US$.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, Belgium ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.