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

Germany
108.13 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Singapore
94.20 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Germany rank
5th
Singapore rank
6th

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

  • Germany
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 108.13 billion BoP, current US$ against 94.20 billion BoP, current US$ in Singapore, a difference of 13.92 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 6th of 192 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 2.76 billion BoP, current US$ 65.66 million BoP, current US$ 2.69 billion BoP, current US$ Germany
1980s 6.68 billion BoP, current US$ 215.39 million BoP, current US$ 6.46 billion BoP, current US$ Germany
1990s 46.15 billion BoP, current US$ 5.18 billion BoP, current US$ 40.97 billion BoP, current US$ Germany
2000s 80.93 billion BoP, current US$ 16.03 billion BoP, current US$ 64.91 billion BoP, current US$ Germany
2010s 132.15 billion BoP, current US$ 42.81 billion BoP, current US$ 89.34 billion BoP, current US$ Germany
2020s 138.53 billion BoP, current US$ 65.45 billion BoP, current US$ 73.08 billion BoP, current US$ Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Germany or Singapore?
Germany, at 108.13 billion BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps between Germany and Singapore?
13.92 billion BoP, current US$, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Singapore?
54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
How do Germany and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Germany ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 6th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.