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

Hong Kong, China
91.61 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd
Singapore rank
4th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Singapore
050.0M100.0M150.0M197219972023

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 91.61 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Singapore, a difference of 20.35 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.3 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 4th of 188 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Singapore Difference Ahead
1980s 1.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 321,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 863,363 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1990s 16.25 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.51 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2000s 40.04 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2010s 83.36 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 60.34 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23.02 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2020s 93.35 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 81.79 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11.55 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
Hong Kong, China, at 91.61 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
20.35 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.