British Virgin Islands vs Hong Kong, China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

British Virgin Islands
265.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
116.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
1st
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd

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

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 265.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 116.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 149.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 2.3 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 1st and Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 4 and Hong Kong, China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1970s -7,133 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 360,491 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 367,624 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1980s 77,918 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1990s 14.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.73 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6.01 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2000s 128.07 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 39.87 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 88.20 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2010s 352.27 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 100.55 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 251.72 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2020s 261.65 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 118.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 142.83 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, British Virgin Islands or Hong Kong, China?
British Virgin Islands, at 265.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 116.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong, China?
149.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong, China?
48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
British Virgin Islands ranks 1st and Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.