Luxembourg vs Netherlands: FDI positions main aggregates, BMD4 — FDI positions - total

Luxembourg
6,103 Percentage of GDP
in 2025
Netherlands
514.39 Percentage of GDP
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st

FDI positions main aggregates, BMD4 — FDI positions - total over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k200520152025

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 6,103 Percentage of GDP against 514.39 Percentage of GDP in Netherlands, a difference of 5,589 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 11.9 times Netherlands's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 37 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 2,812 Percentage of GDP 465.37 Percentage of GDP 2,347 Percentage of GDP Luxembourg
2010s 7,873 Percentage of GDP 699.42 Percentage of GDP 7,174 Percentage of GDP Luxembourg
2020s 6,536 Percentage of GDP 592.49 Percentage of GDP 5,943 Percentage of GDP Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fdi positions main aggregates, bmd4 — fdi positions - total, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
Luxembourg, at 6,103 Percentage of GDP against 514.39 Percentage of GDP in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in fdi positions main aggregates, bmd4 — fdi positions - total between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
5,589 Percentage of GDP, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for fdi positions main aggregates, bmd4 — fdi positions - total?
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as FDI positions main aggregates, BMD4 — FDI positions - total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
FDI positions main aggregates, BMD4 — FDI positions - total
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
47 places, 948 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

<b>This dataset <i>FDI positions main aggregates, BMD4</i> is updated every quarter and includes annual aggregate Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) positions for OECD member countries and for non-OECD G20 countries (Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and South Africa), which are included in International Investment Position (IIP) accounts.</b><p>FDI positions record the total level of direct investment at a given point in time, usually the end of a quarter or of a year.</p><p>In this dataset, FDI positions are presented on two different basis:</p><ul style="list-style-type=square"><li><b>the asset/liability presentation</b>: FDI statistics are organised according to whether the investment relates to an asset or a liability for the country compiling the statistics. The asset/liability presentation does not show the direction of influence as the directional presentation does.</li><li><b>the directional presentation</b>: FDI statistics are organised according to the direction of the investment for the reporting economy—either outward or inward.</li><p>For more details on the difference between the two presentations, see the OECD note <a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/inv/FDI-statistics-asset-liability-vs-directional-presentation.pdf">Implementing latest international standards-Asset liability versus directional presentation</a></p></ul><p>FDI positions aggregates in this dataset are measured in USD millions, in millions of national currency and as a share of GDP.</p><p>In 2014, many countries implemented the latest international standards for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) statistics:</p><ul style="list-style-type=square"> <li>the <a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/inv/investment-policy/fdibenchmarkdefinition.htm">OECD’s Benchmark Definition of FDI, 4th edition (BMD4);</a> and</li> <li>the <a href="http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/bop/2007/bopman6.htm">IMF’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 6th edition (BPM6)</a></li></ul><p>This OECD database was launched in March 2015 which includes the data series reported by national experts according to BMD4. The data are for the most part based on balance of payments statistics published by Central Banks and Statistical Offices following the recommendations of the IMF’s BPM6 and the OECD’s BMD4. However, some of the data relate to other sources such as notifications or approvals.</p><p>Historical and unrevised series of FDI positions aggregates under the previous BMD3 methodology can be accessed in the archived dataset <a href="https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?lc=fr&df[ds]=DisseminateArchiveDMZ&df[id]=DF_FDI_BOP_IIP&df[ag]=OECD&df[vs]=1.0&av=true&pd=%2C&dq=INWARD%2BOUTWARD.USD.&to[TIME_PERIOD]=false&lo=5&lom=LASTNPERIODS&ly[cl]=SERIES_BOP%2CTIME_PERIOD&ly[rw]=COU&vw=tb&pg=0 ">FDI series of BOP and IIP aggregates</a></p>