Luxembourg vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Luxembourg
1.16 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Singapore
0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
2nd
Singapore rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Luxembourg
- Singapore
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1.16 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 1 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 7.5 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 4th of 191 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3544 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2483 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.5287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3937 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.2306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Luxembourg or Singapore?
- Luxembourg, at 1.16 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit between Luxembourg and Singapore?
- 1 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Singapore?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 4th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.