Euro area vs Hong Kong, China: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Euro area
0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Euro area rank
6th
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Euro area
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Euro area, a difference of 0.1836 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 14.5 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 6th and Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0931 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 0.0648 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1558 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 0.0506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2531 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2553 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 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$), per unit, Euro area or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Euro area and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.1836 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Hong Kong, China?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and Hong Kong, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Euro area ranks 6th and Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.