Americas vs China, mainland: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled

Americas
609,145 million USD
in 2023
China, mainland
147,850 million USD
in 2023
Americas rank
3rd
China, mainland rank
2nd

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled over time

  • Americas
  • China, mainland
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199020062023

How they compare

Americas currently reports 609,145 million USD against 147,850 million USD in China, mainland, a difference of 461,295 million USD.

That makes Americas's figure about 4.1 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 108,486 million USD 2,323 million USD 106,163 million USD Americas
2000s 300,830 million USD 19,104 million USD 281,726 million USD Americas
2010s 413,537 million USD 124,228 million USD 289,309 million USD Americas
2020s 499,642 million USD 160,875 million USD 338,768 million USD Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled, Americas or China, mainland?
Americas, at 609,145 million USD against 147,850 million USD in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled between Americas and China, mainland?
461,295 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$, gaps filled?
Americas ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 30 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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$, gaps filled
Unit
million USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,172 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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.