Singapore vs South-Eastern Asia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ over time
- Singapore
- South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
South-Eastern Asia currently reports 88,514 million USD against 62,997 million USD in Singapore, a difference of 25,517 million USD.
That makes South-Eastern Asia's figure about 1.4 times Singapore's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South-Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 8th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 10th of 168 countries.
South-Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,099 million USD | 7,838 million USD | 2,739 million USD | South-Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 16,025 million USD | 25,833 million USD | 9,807 million USD | South-Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 42,830 million USD | 73,311 million USD | 30,482 million USD | South-Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 54,097 million USD | 83,252 million USD | 29,155 million USD | South-Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, Singapore or South-Eastern Asia?
- South-Eastern Asia, at 88,514 million USD against 62,997 million USD in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$ between Singapore and South-Eastern Asia?
- 25,517 million USD, with South-Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and South-Eastern Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Singapore ranks 8th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 10th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$. 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.