Americas vs China, mainland: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled)

Americas
507,449 million USD
in 2023
China, mainland
134,749 million USD
in 2023
Americas rank
3rd
China, mainland rank
2nd

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) over time

  • Americas
  • China, mainland
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How they compare

Americas currently reports 507,449 million USD against 134,749 million USD in China, mainland, a difference of 372,700 million USD.

That makes Americas's figure about 3.8 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 30 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 159,623 million USD 5,725 million USD 153,897 million USD Americas
2000s 357,252 million USD 29,661 million USD 327,590 million USD Americas
2010s 415,374 million USD 127,946 million USD 287,428 million USD Americas
2020s 436,125 million USD 148,754 million USD 287,372 million USD Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled, Americas or China, mainland?
Americas, at 507,449 million USD against 134,749 million USD in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled between Americas and China, mainland?
372,700 million USD, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
Americas ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 30 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled
Unit
million USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
213 places, 6,138 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.