East Asia & Pacific vs Hong Kong, China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

East Asia & Pacific
18,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
116.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific rank
3rd
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Hong Kong, China
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019962023

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 116.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 116.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 6,132.1 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1970s 127.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 265,747 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 265,620 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1980s 535.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.15 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.15 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1990s 3,083 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.73 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.73 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2000s 9,361 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 39.87 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 39.86 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2010s 23,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 100.55 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 100.53 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2020s 26,498 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 118.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 118.79 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per square, East Asia & Pacific or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 116.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between East Asia & Pacific and Hong Kong, China?
116.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Hong Kong, China?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Hong Kong, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.