Euro area vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Euro area
0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Singapore
0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Euro area rank
6th
Singapore rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Euro area
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Euro area, a difference of 0.1424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Singapore's figure about 11.4 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Singapore ahead.
Euro area 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 | Euro area | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.0648 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0496 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.0506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0844 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Euro area or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Euro area and Singapore?
- 0.1424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Singapore?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Euro area ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per 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.