Hong Kong, China vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Hong Kong, China
16,722 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
276.66 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
5th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
8th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person against 276.66 BoP, current US$ per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 16,445 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 60.4 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 5th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 202 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 58.76 BoP, current US$ per person 8.02 BoP, current US$ per person 50.74 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1980s 388.22 BoP, current US$ per person 16.98 BoP, current US$ per person 371.25 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1990s 1,425 BoP, current US$ per person 80.44 BoP, current US$ per person 1,344 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 6,123 BoP, current US$ per person 155.43 BoP, current US$ per person 5,967 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 14,529 BoP, current US$ per person 305.71 BoP, current US$ per person 14,224 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 16,756 BoP, current US$ per person 256.89 BoP, current US$ per person 16,499 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$), per capita, Hong Kong, China or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Hong Kong, China, at 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person against 276.66 BoP, current US$ per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Hong Kong, China and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
16,445 BoP, current US$ per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 5th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.