China vs Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
China
111.77 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Thailand
130.33 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
China rank
55th
Thailand rank
53rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- China
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 130.33 BoP, current US$ per person against 111.77 BoP, current US$ per person in China, a difference of 18.56 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Thailand ahead.
China ranks 55th and Thailand ranks 53rd of 192 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4185 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5957 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1772 BoP, current US$ per person | Thailand |
| 1990s | 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.47 BoP, current US$ per person | Thailand |
| 2000s | 14.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.29 BoP, current US$ per person | Thailand |
| 2010s | 85.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 152.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 67.32 BoP, current US$ per person | Thailand |
| 2020s | 132.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 176.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.14 BoP, current US$ per person | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, China or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 130.33 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita between China and Thailand?
- 18.56 BoP, current US$ per person, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do China and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- China ranks 55th and Thailand ranks 53rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.