Northern America vs Singapore: Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time
- Northern America
- Singapore
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 361,428 million USD against 159,670 million USD in Singapore, a difference of 201,758 million USD.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.3 times Singapore's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd of 30 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99,692 million USD | 8,979 million USD | 90,713 million USD | Northern America |
| 2000s | 215,732 million USD | 20,020 million USD | 195,712 million USD | Northern America |
| 2010s | 314,207 million USD | 67,078 million USD | 247,129 million USD | Northern America |
| 2020s | 331,712 million USD | 126,234 million USD | 205,478 million USD | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Northern America or Singapore?
- Northern America, at 361,428 million USD against 159,670 million USD in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Northern America and Singapore?
- 201,758 million USD, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Singapore?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Northern America and Singapore rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Northern America ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.