China vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

China
157.21 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Singapore
94.20 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
China rank
3rd
Singapore rank
6th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

  • China
  • Singapore
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How they compare

China currently reports 157.21 billion BoP, current US$ against 94.20 billion BoP, current US$ in Singapore, a difference of 63.00 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes China's figure about 1.7 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Singapore ahead.

China ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 6th of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Singapore Difference Ahead
1980s 453.12 million BoP, current US$ 258.87 million BoP, current US$ 194.26 million BoP, current US$ China
1990s 2.86 billion BoP, current US$ 5.18 billion BoP, current US$ 2.33 billion BoP, current US$ Singapore
2000s 19.25 billion BoP, current US$ 16.03 billion BoP, current US$ 3.22 billion BoP, current US$ China
2010s 117.65 billion BoP, current US$ 42.81 billion BoP, current US$ 74.84 billion BoP, current US$ China
2020s 186.27 billion BoP, current US$ 65.45 billion BoP, current US$ 120.82 billion BoP, current US$ China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, China or Singapore?
China, at 157.21 billion BoP, current US$ against 94.20 billion BoP, current US$ in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between China and Singapore?
63.00 billion BoP, current US$, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Singapore?
44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
How do China and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
China ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 6th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.