China vs Low & middle income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- China
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 379.03 billion BoP, current US$ against 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ in China, a difference of 299.05 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 4.7 times China's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 8th of 202 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80,000 BoP, current US$ | 7.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.35 billion BoP, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 11.87 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.37 billion BoP, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 28.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 86.47 billion BoP, current US$ | 57.62 billion BoP, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 95.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 275.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 179.49 billion BoP, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 232.99 billion BoP, current US$ | 590.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 357.52 billion BoP, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 160.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 515.08 billion BoP, current US$ | 354.86 billion BoP, current US$ | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, China or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 379.03 billion BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps filled between China and Low & middle income?
- 299.05 billion BoP, current US$, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- China ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 8th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.