North America vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
North America
1,250 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Singapore
15,415 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
North America rank
1st
Singapore rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- North America
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 14,165 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 12.3 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.33 BoP, current US$ per person | North America |
| 1980s | 92.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.88 BoP, current US$ per person | North America |
| 1990s | 416.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,421 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,004 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 927.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,580 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,653 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1,011 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,809 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,798 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1,147 BoP, current US$ per person | 11,264 BoP, current US$ per person | 10,116 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$), per capita, North America or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between North America and Singapore?
- 14,165 BoP, current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Singapore?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do North America and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- North America ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.