Other small states vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Other small states
864.46 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Singapore
26,032 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Other small states rank
2nd
Singapore rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Other small states
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 26,032 BoP, current US$ per person against 864.46 BoP, current US$ per person in Other small states, a difference of 25,168 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 30.1 times Other small states's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Singapore ahead.
Other small states ranks 2nd 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 | Other small states | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 132.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 119.67 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 19.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 697.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 677.91 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 127.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,490 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,363 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 2,232 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,068 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,836 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 5,946 BoP, current US$ per person | 13,156 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,210 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1,423 BoP, current US$ per person | 22,547 BoP, current US$ per person | 21,124 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$), per capita, Other small states or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 26,032 BoP, current US$ per person against 864.46 BoP, current US$ per person in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Other small states and Singapore?
- 25,168 BoP, current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Singapore?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Other small states and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Other small states ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.