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

Hong Kong, China
16,722 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Small states
656.35 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
5th
Small states rank
5th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Small states
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person against 656.35 BoP, current US$ per person in Small states, a difference of 16,066 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 25.5 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Small states ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 5th and Small states ranks 5th 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 Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 58.76 BoP, current US$ per person 24.09 BoP, current US$ per person 34.67 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1980s 388.22 BoP, current US$ per person 26.99 BoP, current US$ per person 361.23 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1990s 1,425 BoP, current US$ per person 131.58 BoP, current US$ per person 1,293 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 6,123 BoP, current US$ per person 1,572 BoP, current US$ per person 4,551 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 14,529 BoP, current US$ per person 3,903 BoP, current US$ per person 10,626 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 16,756 BoP, current US$ per person 1,160 BoP, current US$ per person 15,595 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$), per capita, Hong Kong, China or Small states?
Hong Kong, China, at 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person against 656.35 BoP, current US$ per person in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Hong Kong, China and Small states?
16,066 BoP, current US$ per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Small states?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 5th and Small states ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.