China vs Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per
China
24,038 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
26,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
41st
Thailand rank
38th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time
- China
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 26,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 24,038 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 2,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was China ahead.
China ranks 41st and Thailand ranks 38th of 188 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 61.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 1990s | 304.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 793.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 488.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2000s | 2,050 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,496 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 445.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2010s | 12,531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 21,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,469 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2020s | 20,458 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 28,919 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, China or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 26,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 24,038 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between China and Thailand?
- 2,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do China and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- China ranks 41st and Thailand ranks 38th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.