OECD members vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
OECD members
779.17 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Singapore
15,415 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
OECD members rank
4th
Singapore rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- OECD members
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person against 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person in OECD members, a difference of 14,636 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 19.8 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was OECD members ahead.
OECD members ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.17 BoP, current US$ per person | OECD members |
| 1980s | 85.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.55 BoP, current US$ per person | OECD members |
| 1990s | 360.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,421 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,061 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1,091 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,580 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,489 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 988.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,809 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,821 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 819.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 11,264 BoP, current US$ per person | 10,444 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$), per capita, OECD members or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person against 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between OECD members and Singapore?
- 14,636 BoP, current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Singapore?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- OECD members ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.