Europe & Central Asia vs Hong Kong, China: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Europe & Central Asia
363.14 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
10,704 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
7th
Hong Kong, China rank
6th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person against 363.14 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 10,341 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 29.5 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th and Hong Kong, China ranks 6th of 47 groups.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1980s 60.24 BoP, current US$ per person 210.91 BoP, current US$ per person 150.67 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1990s 306.57 BoP, current US$ per person 2,674 BoP, current US$ per person 2,368 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 1,147 BoP, current US$ per person 6,149 BoP, current US$ per person 5,002 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 923.58 BoP, current US$ per person 12,092 BoP, current US$ per person 11,169 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 433.97 BoP, current US$ per person 12,685 BoP, current US$ per person 12,251 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Europe & Central Asia or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person against 363.14 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Europe & Central Asia and Hong Kong, China?
10,341 BoP, current US$ per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Hong Kong, China?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Hong Kong, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th and Hong Kong, China ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.