China vs High income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- China
- High income
How they compare
High income currently reports 967.71 billion BoP, current US$ against 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ in China, a difference of 887.73 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes High income's figure about 12.1 times China's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and High income ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
High income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80,000 BoP, current US$ | 34.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 34.60 billion BoP, current US$ | High income |
| 1980s | 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 81.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 79.92 billion BoP, current US$ | High income |
| 1990s | 28.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 354.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 325.24 billion BoP, current US$ | High income |
| 2000s | 95.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.30 trillion BoP, current US$ | 1.21 trillion BoP, current US$ | High income |
| 2010s | 232.99 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.54 trillion BoP, current US$ | 1.31 trillion BoP, current US$ | High income |
| 2020s | 160.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.07 trillion BoP, current US$ | 912.79 billion BoP, current US$ | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, China or High income?
- High income, at 967.71 billion BoP, current US$ against 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between China and High income?
- 887.73 billion BoP, current US$, with High income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and High income?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do China and High income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- China ranks 5th and High income ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.