Hong Kong, China vs Latin America & Caribbean: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Hong Kong, China
0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
5th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
4th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.2837 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 12.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
1980s 0.0481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
1990s 0.0615 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
2000s 0.2193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1825 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.3556 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0453 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
2020s 0.3364 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit, Hong Kong, China or Latin America & Caribbean?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Hong Kong, China and Latin America & Caribbean?
0.2837 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Latin America & Caribbean?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Hong Kong, China ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.