Bangladesh vs China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Bangladesh
0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China
0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
167th
China rank
166th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Bangladesh
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was China ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 167th and China ranks 166th of 200 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1980s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Bangladesh or China?
- China, at 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Bangladesh and China?
- 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and China?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Bangladesh ranks 167th and China ranks 166th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.