China vs IDA total: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
China
87.54 % change on previous year
in 2025
IDA total
-59.68 % change on previous year
in 2025
China rank
30th
IDA total rank
32nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- China
- IDA total
How they compare
China currently reports 87.54 % change on previous year against -59.68 % change on previous year in IDA total, a difference of 147.22 % change on previous year.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was China ahead.
China ranks 30th and IDA total ranks 32nd of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and IDA total in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.16 % change on previous year | 70.99 % change on previous year | 5.18 % change on previous year | China |
| 1990s | 37.45 % change on previous year | 10.79 % change on previous year | 26.66 % change on previous year | China |
| 2000s | 13.81 % change on previous year | 19.74 % change on previous year | 5.93 % change on previous year | IDA total |
| 2010s | 7.86 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 5.15 % change on previous year | China |
| 2020s | 4.01 % change on previous year | -0.6513 % change on previous year | 4.66 % change on previous year | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, China or IDA total?
- China, at 87.54 % change on previous year against -59.68 % change on previous year in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between China and IDA total?
- 147.22 % change on previous year, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and IDA total?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do China and IDA total rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- China ranks 30th and IDA total ranks 32nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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 inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.