Brazil vs China: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Brazil
141.79 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
China
111.77 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
52nd
China rank
55th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 141.79 BoP, current US$ per person against 111.77 BoP, current US$ per person in China, a difference of 30.02 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 52nd and China ranks 55th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4185 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 6.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.42 BoP, current US$ per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 44.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.23 BoP, current US$ per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 72.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 85.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.64 BoP, current US$ per person | China |
| 2020s | 100.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 132.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.3 BoP, current US$ per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Brazil or China?
- Brazil, at 141.79 BoP, current US$ per person against 111.77 BoP, current US$ per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Brazil and China?
- 30.02 BoP, current US$ per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Brazil ranks 52nd and China ranks 55th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.