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

High income
0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
High income rank
2nd
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd

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

  • High income
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income, a difference of 0.1814 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 12.4 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 2nd 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 High income Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0174 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
1990s 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0978 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
2000s 0.0389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1817 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
2020s 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2553 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2334 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$), per unit, High income or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between High income and Hong Kong, China?
0.1814 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Hong Kong, China?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do High income and Hong Kong, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
High income ranks 2nd and Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.