China vs Post-demographic dividend: Foreign direct investment, net inflows
Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time
- China
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Post-demographic dividend currently reports 821.52 billion BoP, current US$ against 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ in China, a difference of 741.55 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 10.3 times China's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80,000 BoP, current US$ | 34.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 34.24 billion BoP, current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 77.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 75.51 billion BoP, current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 28.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 330.55 billion BoP, current US$ | 301.71 billion BoP, current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 95.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.14 trillion BoP, current US$ | 1.04 trillion BoP, current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 232.99 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.20 trillion BoP, current US$ | 962.24 billion BoP, current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 160.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 916.47 billion BoP, current US$ | 756.25 billion BoP, current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, China or Post-demographic dividend?
- Post-demographic dividend, at 821.52 billion BoP, current US$ against 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between China and Post-demographic dividend?
- 741.55 billion BoP, current US$, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Post-demographic dividend?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do China and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- China ranks 5th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.