Hong Kong, China vs Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Hong Kong, China
10,704 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ireland
12,444 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
6th
Ireland rank
5th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Ireland
-20.0k020.0k40.0k198020022024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person against 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 1,740 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 5th of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 449.12 BoP, current US$ per person 224.8 BoP, current US$ per person 224.32 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1990s 2,674 BoP, current US$ per person 371.47 BoP, current US$ per person 2,303 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 6,149 BoP, current US$ per person 8,071 BoP, current US$ per person 1,923 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2010s 12,092 BoP, current US$ per person 9,830 BoP, current US$ per person 2,262 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 12,685 BoP, current US$ per person -923.53 BoP, current US$ per person 13,608 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$), per capita, Hong Kong, China or Ireland?
Ireland, at 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person against 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Hong Kong, China and Ireland?
1,740 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Ireland?
38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 5th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.