Bangladesh vs China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Bangladesh
0.4%
in 2025
China
0.4%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
165th
China rank
164th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Bangladesh
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was China ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 165th and China ranks 164th of 198 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | China |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | China |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 3.9% | 3.8% | China |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 3.7% | 3.0% | China |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 2.4% | 1.3% | China |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.6% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Bangladesh or China?
- China, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Bangladesh and China?
- 0.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and China?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 165th and China ranks 164th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.