Germany vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Germany
95.19 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Singapore
159.09 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Germany rank
4th
Singapore rank
2nd

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

  • Germany
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 159.09 billion BoP, current US$ against 95.19 billion BoP, current US$ in Germany, a difference of 63.90 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.7 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ 324.44 million BoP, current US$ 1.18 billion BoP, current US$ Germany
1980s 846.25 million BoP, current US$ 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ Singapore
1990s 15.42 billion BoP, current US$ 8.98 billion BoP, current US$ 6.44 billion BoP, current US$ Germany
2000s 68.70 billion BoP, current US$ 22.29 billion BoP, current US$ 46.41 billion BoP, current US$ Germany
2010s 80.06 billion BoP, current US$ 72.21 billion BoP, current US$ 7.86 billion BoP, current US$ Germany
2020s 104.95 billion BoP, current US$ 130.96 billion BoP, current US$ 26.01 billion BoP, current US$ Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Germany or Singapore?
Singapore, at 159.09 billion BoP, current US$ against 95.19 billion BoP, current US$ in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Germany and Singapore?
63.90 billion BoP, current US$, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Singapore?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Germany and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Germany ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.