East Asia & Pacific vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

East Asia & Pacific
165.27 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Macau, China
2,753 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
13th
Macau, China rank
14th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 2,753 BoP, current US$ per person against 165.27 BoP, current US$ per person in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 2,588 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 16.7 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th and Macau, China ranks 14th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 3 and Macau, China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Macau, China Difference Ahead
1970s 2.12 BoP, current US$ per person 1.68 BoP, current US$ per person 0.434 BoP, current US$ per person East Asia & Pacific
1980s 9.05 BoP, current US$ per person 4.16 BoP, current US$ per person 4.89 BoP, current US$ per person East Asia & Pacific
1990s 38.47 BoP, current US$ per person -1.64 BoP, current US$ per person 40.11 BoP, current US$ per person East Asia & Pacific
2000s 106.87 BoP, current US$ per person 3,050 BoP, current US$ per person 2,943 BoP, current US$ per person Macau, China
2010s 246.28 BoP, current US$ per person 4,499 BoP, current US$ per person 4,253 BoP, current US$ per person Macau, China
2020s 259.89 BoP, current US$ per person 1,709 BoP, current US$ per person 1,449 BoP, current US$ per person Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, East Asia & Pacific or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 2,753 BoP, current US$ per person against 165.27 BoP, current US$ per person in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between East Asia & Pacific and Macau, China?
2,588 BoP, current US$ per person, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Macau, China?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th and Macau, China ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.