China vs Hong Kong, China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

China
79.98 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
125.82 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
China rank
5th
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 125.82 billion BoP, current US$ against 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ in China, a difference of 45.84 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.6 times China's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

China ranks 5th and Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Hong Kong, China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1970s 80,000 BoP, current US$ 648.07 million BoP, current US$ 647.99 million BoP, current US$ Hong Kong, China
1980s 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ 2.13 billion BoP, current US$ 625.17 million BoP, current US$ Hong Kong, China
1990s 28.84 billion BoP, current US$ 9.03 billion BoP, current US$ 19.82 billion BoP, current US$ China
2000s 95.53 billion BoP, current US$ 41.86 billion BoP, current US$ 53.67 billion BoP, current US$ China
2010s 232.99 billion BoP, current US$ 105.58 billion BoP, current US$ 127.41 billion BoP, current US$ China
2020s 176.27 billion BoP, current US$ 124.97 billion BoP, current US$ 51.30 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$), gaps filled, China or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 125.82 billion BoP, current US$ against 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between China and Hong Kong, China?
45.84 billion BoP, current US$, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Hong Kong, China?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do China and Hong Kong, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
China ranks 5th and Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.