Euro area vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Euro area
236.8 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Macau, China
2,753 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Euro area rank
11th
Macau, China rank
14th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Euro area
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 2,753 BoP, current US$ per person against 236.8 BoP, current US$ per person in Euro area, a difference of 2,516 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Macau, China's figure about 11.6 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 11th and Macau, China ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 3 and Macau, China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.3 BoP, current US$ per person | Euro area |
| 1980s | 63.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 59.54 BoP, current US$ per person | Euro area |
| 1990s | 322.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 324.35 BoP, current US$ per person | Euro area |
| 2000s | 1,660 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,050 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,389 BoP, current US$ per person | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 1,565 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,499 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,934 BoP, current US$ per person | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 334.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,709 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,374 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$), per capita, Euro area or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 2,753 BoP, current US$ per person against 236.8 BoP, current US$ per person in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Euro area and Macau, China?
- 2,516 BoP, current US$ per person, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Macau, China?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Euro area ranks 11th and Macau, China ranks 14th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.