Panama vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Panama
9.6 % change on previous year
in 2025
Singapore
9.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Panama rank
75th
Singapore rank
76th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Panama
- Singapore
How they compare
Panama currently reports 9.6 % change on previous year against 9.21 % change on previous year in Singapore, a difference of 0.39 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 75th and Singapore ranks 76th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 122.94 % change on previous year | 9.58 % change on previous year | 113.36 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 1980s | -25.66 % change on previous year | -15.22 % change on previous year | 10.45 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 1990s | -54.04 % change on previous year | -60.43 % change on previous year | 6.39 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2000s | -74.62 % change on previous year | -14.52 % change on previous year | 60.1 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 2010s | -14.99 % change on previous year | -48.92 % change on previous year | 33.93 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.41 % change on previous year | -13.42 % change on previous year | 14.82 % change on previous year | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Panama or Singapore?
- Panama, at 9.6 % change on previous year against 9.21 % change on previous year in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Panama and Singapore?
- 0.39 % change on previous year, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Singapore?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Panama ranks 75th and Singapore ranks 76th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.