North America vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
North America
1,224 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Singapore
26,032 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
North America rank
1st
Singapore rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- North America
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 26,032 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,224 BoP, current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 24,808 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 21.3 times North America's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 132.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 106.45 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 143.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 697.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 554.12 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 392.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,490 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,098 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 820.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,068 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,247 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1,031 BoP, current US$ per person | 13,156 BoP, current US$ per person | 12,125 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1,067 BoP, current US$ per person | 22,547 BoP, current US$ per person | 21,480 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, North America or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 26,032 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,224 BoP, current US$ per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between North America and Singapore?
- 24,808 BoP, current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Singapore?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do North America and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- North America ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.