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

East Asia & Pacific
18,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
175.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific rank
3rd
Singapore rank
2nd

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Singapore
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019962023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 175.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 175.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 9,247.0 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 127.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 449,701 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 449,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 535.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.85 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.85 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 3,083 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.40 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.40 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 9,361 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32.33 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 23,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 101.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 101.71 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 26,498 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 171.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 171.13 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, East Asia & Pacific or Singapore?
Singapore, at 175.19 million BoP, current US$ 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$), per square between East Asia & Pacific and Singapore?
175.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Singapore?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.