China, Hong Kong SAR vs Eastern Asia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- China, Hong Kong SAR
- Eastern Asia
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 463,185 million USD against 89,476 million USD in China, Hong Kong SAR, a difference of 373,709 million USD.
That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 5.2 times China, Hong Kong SAR's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 4th and Eastern Asia ranks 3rd of 167 countries.
Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, Hong Kong SAR | Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,119 million USD | 50,584 million USD | 32,465 million USD | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 44,234 million USD | 133,671 million USD | 89,437 million USD | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 85,433 million USD | 363,308 million USD | 277,875 million USD | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 90,088 million USD | 452,333 million USD | 362,245 million USD | Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, China, Hong Kong SAR or Eastern Asia?
- Eastern Asia, at 463,185 million USD against 89,476 million USD in China, Hong Kong SAR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices between China, Hong Kong SAR and Eastern Asia?
- 373,709 million USD, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, Hong Kong SAR and Eastern Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China, Hong Kong SAR and Eastern Asia rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 4th and Eastern Asia ranks 3rd of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. 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.