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

Hong Kong, China
116.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
175.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
Singapore rank
2nd

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Singapore
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019962023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 175.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 116.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 59.01 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Singapore ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 265,747 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 449,701 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 183,953 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 2.15 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.85 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 693,947 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 8.73 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.40 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 39.87 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32.33 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.53 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2010s 100.55 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 101.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 118.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 171.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 52.34 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$), per square, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
Singapore, at 175.19 million BoP, current US$ 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$), per square between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
59.01 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.