Dominican Republic vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Dominican Republic
3.9%
in 2025
Macau, China
3.8%
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
56th
Macau, China rank
58th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Dominican Republic
- Macau, China
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 3.9% against 3.8% in Macau, China, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Macau, China ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 56th and Macau, China ranks 58th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Macau, China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 2.2% | -0.0% | 2.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 10.1% | 6.1% | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 6.1% | 2.5% | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Dominican Republic or Macau, China?
- Dominican Republic, at 3.9% against 3.8% in Macau, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Dominican Republic and Macau, China?
- 0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Macau, China?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Dominican Republic ranks 56th 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.