China vs Post-demographic dividend: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- China
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Post-demographic dividend currently reports 821.52 billion BoP, current US$ against 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ in China, a difference of 741.55 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 10.3 times China's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 202 countries.
Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80,000 BoP, current US$ | 34.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 34.24 billion BoP, current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 77.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 75.51 billion BoP, current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 28.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 330.55 billion BoP, current US$ | 301.71 billion BoP, current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 95.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.14 trillion BoP, current US$ | 1.04 trillion BoP, current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 232.99 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.20 trillion BoP, current US$ | 962.24 billion BoP, current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 160.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 916.47 billion BoP, current US$ | 756.25 billion BoP, current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, China or Post-demographic dividend?
- Post-demographic dividend, at 821.52 billion BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps filled between China and Post-demographic dividend?
- 741.55 billion BoP, current US$, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Post-demographic dividend?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do China and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- China ranks 5th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.