Bulgaria vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Bulgaria
3.7%
in 2025
Macau, China
3.8%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
60th
Macau, China rank
58th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Macau, China ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 60th and Macau, China ranks 58th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Macau, China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 1.8% | -0.0% | 1.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 10.1% | 3.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 6.1% | 2.9% | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 2.7% | 1.2% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Bulgaria or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Bulgaria and Macau, China?
- 0.1%, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Macau, China?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 60th and Macau, China ranks 58th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.