Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Hong Kong, China
10,704 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Singapore
15,415 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
6th
Singapore rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person against 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 4,711 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.4 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 4th of 192 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 210.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 133.75 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 2,674 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,421 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,253 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 6,149 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,580 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,568 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 12,092 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,809 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,283 BoP, current US$ per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 12,685 BoP, current US$ per person | 10,434 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,251 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$), per capita, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person against 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 4,711 BoP, current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 4th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.