Singapore vs Small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Singapore
175.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
15,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore rank
2nd
Small states rank
5th

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

  • Singapore
  • Small states
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 175.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 175.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

Singapore ranks 2nd and Small states ranks 5th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 449,701 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 394.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 449,306 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 2.85 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 509.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.85 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 13.40 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,783 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.40 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 32.33 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32.30 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 101.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 98,455 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 101.64 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 171.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,517 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 171.12 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$), per square, Singapore or Small states?
Singapore, at 175.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Singapore and Small states?
175.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Small states?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Singapore and Small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Singapore ranks 2nd and Small states ranks 5th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.