China vs Luxembourg: Foreign direct investment, net

China
77.23 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Luxembourg
196.41 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
China rank
3rd
Luxembourg rank
1st

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • China
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 196.41 billion BoP, current US$ against 77.23 billion BoP, current US$ in China, a difference of 119.18 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 2.5 times China's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Globally, China ranks 3rd and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.