China vs Post-demographic dividend: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- China
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Post-demographic dividend currently reports 1.14 trillion BoP, current US$ against 157.21 billion BoP, current US$ in China, a difference of 982.05 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 7.2 times China's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 192 countries.
Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 453.12 million BoP, current US$ | 103.18 billion BoP, current US$ | 102.73 billion BoP, current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 2.86 billion BoP, current US$ | 438.27 billion BoP, current US$ | 435.42 billion BoP, current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 19.25 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.37 trillion BoP, current US$ | 1.35 trillion BoP, current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 117.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.36 trillion BoP, current US$ | 1.24 trillion BoP, current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 186.27 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.27 trillion BoP, current US$ | 1.08 trillion 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 outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, China or Post-demographic dividend?
- Post-demographic dividend, at 1.14 trillion BoP, current US$ against 157.21 billion BoP, current US$ in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between China and Post-demographic dividend?
- 982.05 billion BoP, current US$, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Post-demographic dividend?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do China and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- China ranks 3rd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.