British Virgin Islands vs Hong Kong, China: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

British Virgin Islands
294.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
91.61 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
1st
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd

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

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 294.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 91.61 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 202.78 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 3.2 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 1st and Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1980s 11.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.66 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.65 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1990s 19.52 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16.25 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.27 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2000s 192.01 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40.04 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 151.97 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2010s 354.73 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 83.36 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 271.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2020s 287.44 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 93.35 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 194.09 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, British Virgin Islands or Hong Kong, China?
British Virgin Islands, at 294.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 91.61 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong, China?
202.78 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong, China?
36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
British Virgin Islands ranks 1st and Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.