Brazil vs China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Brazil
77.68 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
China
79.98 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Brazil rank
6th
China rank
5th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ against 77.68 billion BoP, current US$ in Brazil, a difference of 2.30 billion BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 6th and China ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.42 billion BoP, current US$ | 80,000 BoP, current US$ | 2.42 billion BoP, current US$ | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 235.30 million BoP, current US$ | Brazil |
| 1990s | 10.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 28.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 18.63 billion BoP, current US$ | China |
| 2000s | 26.27 billion BoP, current US$ | 95.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 69.25 billion BoP, current US$ | China |
| 2010s | 79.56 billion BoP, current US$ | 232.99 billion BoP, current US$ | 153.43 billion BoP, current US$ | China |
| 2020s | 62.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 160.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 97.77 billion BoP, current US$ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Brazil or China?
- China, at 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ against 77.68 billion BoP, current US$ in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Brazil and China?
- 2.30 billion BoP, current US$, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Brazil ranks 6th and China ranks 5th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.