Cayman Islands vs Hong Kong, China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Cayman Islands
42,674 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Hong Kong, China
16,722 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Cayman Islands rank
3rd
Hong Kong, China rank
5th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 42,674 BoP, current US$ per person against 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 25,952 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 2.6 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

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

Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1970s 2,183 BoP, current US$ per person 78.27 BoP, current US$ per person 2,105 BoP, current US$ per person Cayman Islands
1980s 7,180 BoP, current US$ per person 388.22 BoP, current US$ per person 6,792 BoP, current US$ per person Cayman Islands
1990s 44,611 BoP, current US$ per person 1,425 BoP, current US$ per person 43,186 BoP, current US$ per person Cayman Islands
2000s 254,827 BoP, current US$ per person 6,123 BoP, current US$ per person 248,704 BoP, current US$ per person Cayman Islands
2010s 408,998 BoP, current US$ per person 14,529 BoP, current US$ per person 394,469 BoP, current US$ per person Cayman Islands
2020s 50,865 BoP, current US$ per person 16,756 BoP, current US$ per person 34,109 BoP, current US$ per person Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Cayman Islands or Hong Kong, China?
Cayman Islands, at 42,674 BoP, current US$ per person against 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Cayman Islands and Hong Kong, China?
25,952 BoP, current US$ per person, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Hong Kong, China?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Cayman Islands and Hong Kong, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Cayman Islands ranks 3rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.