Argentina vs China, Macao Special Administrative Region: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States)

Argentina
11,431 million current US$
in 2024
China, Macao Special Administrative Region
3,531 million current US$
in 2024
Argentina rank
32nd
China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank
32nd

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States) over time

  • Argentina
  • China, Macao Special Administrative Region
-10.0k010.0k20.0k199020072024

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 11,431 million current US$ against 3,531 million current US$ in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, a difference of 7,900 million current US$.

That makes Argentina's figure about 3.2 times China, Macao Special Administrative Region's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 32nd and China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 32nd of 224 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina China, Macao Special Administrative Region Difference Ahead
1990s 6,813 million current US$ -0.645 million current US$ 6,814 million current US$ Argentina
2000s 5,153 million current US$ 1,016 million current US$ 4,137 million current US$ Argentina
2010s 9,729 million current US$ 2,923 million current US$ 6,805 million current US$ Argentina
2020s 12,408 million current US$ 1,563 million current US$ 10,845 million current US$ Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows, Argentina or China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
Argentina, at 11,431 million current US$ against 3,531 million current US$ in China, Macao Special Administrative Region as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows between Argentina and China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
7,900 million current US$, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Argentina and China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank globally for foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows?
Argentina ranks 32nd and China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 32nd of 224 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars)
Unit
million current US$
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
259 places, 8,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed