Germany vs Netherlands: Foreign direct investment, net
Foreign direct investment, net over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Germany currently reports 12.94 billion BoP, current US$ against 11.13 billion BoP, current US$ in Netherlands, a difference of 1.81 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.
Globally, Germany ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 196 countries.
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About this data
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.