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

Hong Kong, China
0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Singapore
0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
Singapore rank
4th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Singapore
00.10.20.30.40.5197219982025

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.0412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 4th of 191 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 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
1990s 0.1157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0521 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
2000s 0.2206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.3036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
2020s 0.2553 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.129 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$), per unit, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
0.0412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 4th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.