China vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- China
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 159.09 billion BoP, current US$ against 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ in China, a difference of 79.11 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.0 times China's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Singapore ahead.
China ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80,000 BoP, current US$ | 836.03 million BoP, current US$ | 835.95 million BoP, current US$ | Singapore |
| 1980s | 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 398.70 million BoP, current US$ | Singapore |
| 1990s | 28.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 8.98 billion BoP, current US$ | 19.86 billion BoP, current US$ | China |
| 2000s | 95.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 22.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 73.23 billion BoP, current US$ | China |
| 2010s | 232.99 billion BoP, current US$ | 72.21 billion BoP, current US$ | 160.78 billion BoP, current US$ | China |
| 2020s | 160.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 130.96 billion BoP, current US$ | 29.27 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$), gaps filled, China or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 159.09 billion BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps filled between China and Singapore?
- 79.11 billion BoP, current US$, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Singapore?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do China and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- China ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.