Cyprus vs Hong Kong, China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Cyprus
8,144 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
16,722 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Cyprus rank
7th
Hong Kong, China rank
5th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Cyprus
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person against 8,144 BoP, current US$ per person in Cyprus, a difference of 8,578 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 2.1 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 7th and Hong Kong, China ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Hong Kong, China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 58.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.4 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 89.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 388.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 299.03 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 299.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,425 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,126 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 8,075 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,123 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,952 BoP, current US$ per person | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 40,339 BoP, current US$ per person | 14,529 BoP, current US$ per person | 25,810 BoP, current US$ per person | Cyprus |
| 2020s | -21,314 BoP, current US$ per person | 16,756 BoP, current US$ per person | 38,069 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Cyprus or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person against 8,144 BoP, current US$ per person in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Cyprus and Hong Kong, China?
- 8,578 BoP, current US$ per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Hong Kong, China?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Hong Kong, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Cyprus ranks 7th and Hong Kong, China ranks 5th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.