High income vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

High income
15,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
High income rank
6th
Singapore rank
4th

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

  • High income
  • Singapore
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019962023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in High income, a difference of 71.24 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 4,642.3 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Singapore ahead.

High income ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 855.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 97,996 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 97,140 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 2,719 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 321,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 318,754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 9,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.73 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 28,983 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 31,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 60.34 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 60.31 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 27,742 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 81.79 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 81.77 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, High income or Singapore?
Singapore, at 71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between High income and Singapore?
71.24 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Singapore?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do High income and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
High income ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per 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.