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
-10.0k-5.0k05.0k10.0k197019972025

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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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.