European Union vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
European Union
466.35 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Singapore
15,415 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
European Union rank
6th
Singapore rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- European Union
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person against 466.35 BoP, current US$ per person in European Union, a difference of 14,949 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 33.1 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.72 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 69.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.15 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 405.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,421 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,015 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1,732 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,580 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,849 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1,577 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,809 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,231 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 834.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 11,264 BoP, current US$ per person | 10,429 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, European Union or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person against 466.35 BoP, current US$ per person in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between European Union and Singapore?
- 14,949 BoP, current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Singapore?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- European Union ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.