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

Hong Kong, China
10,704 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Switzerland
2,784 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
6th
Switzerland rank
9th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Switzerland
-10.0k010.0k20.0k198020022025

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person in Switzerland, a difference of 7,920 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 3.8 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 296.72 BoP, current US$ per person 583.08 BoP, current US$ per person 286.36 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland
1990s 2,674 BoP, current US$ per person 1,962 BoP, current US$ per person 712.64 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 6,149 BoP, current US$ per person 5,455 BoP, current US$ per person 693.82 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 12,092 BoP, current US$ per person 7,250 BoP, current US$ per person 4,843 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 12,685 BoP, current US$ per person -5,837 BoP, current US$ per person 18,521 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$), per capita, Hong Kong, China or Switzerland?
Hong Kong, China, at 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Hong Kong, China and Switzerland?
7,920 BoP, current US$ per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Switzerland?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.