High income vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows
Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time
- High income
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 15.6% against 1.7% in High income, a difference of 13.9%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 9.1 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Singapore ahead.
High income ranks 2nd 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 | High income | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 6.4% | 4.6% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 11.4% | 7.6% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 13.5% | 10.4% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 13.1% | 11.1% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, High income or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 15.6% against 1.7% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between High income and Singapore?
- 13.9%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Singapore?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do High income and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- High income ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.