Hong Kong, China vs Small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Hong Kong, China
0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Small states
0.0396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
5th
Small states rank
2nd

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Small states
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states, a difference of 0.2685 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 7.8 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Small states ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 5th and Small states ranks 2nd of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Small states
1980s 0.0481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
1990s 0.0615 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
2000s 0.2193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1804 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.3556 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
2020s 0.3364 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0846 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2518 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$), per unit, Hong Kong, China or Small states?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Hong Kong, China and Small states?
0.2685 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Small states?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Hong Kong, China ranks 5th and Small states ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.