High income vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
High income
855.36 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Singapore
15,415 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
High income rank
3rd
Singapore rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- High income
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person against 855.36 BoP, current US$ per person in High income, a difference of 14,560 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 18.0 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2332 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 82.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.68 BoP, current US$ per person | High income |
| 1990s | 366.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,421 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,054 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1,164 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,580 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,416 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1,218 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,809 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,591 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 994.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 11,264 BoP, current US$ per person | 10,270 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$), per capita, High income or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person against 855.36 BoP, current US$ per person in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between High income and Singapore?
- 14,560 BoP, current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Singapore?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do High income and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- High income ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.