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

Europe & Central Asia
183.01 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Macau, China
2,753 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
12th
Macau, China rank
14th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Macau, China
-10.0k-5.0k05.0k10.0k197019972025

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 2,753 BoP, current US$ per person against 183.01 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 2,570 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 15.0 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th and Macau, China ranks 14th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Macau, China Difference Ahead
1970s 12.58 BoP, current US$ per person 1.68 BoP, current US$ per person 10.9 BoP, current US$ per person Europe & Central Asia
1980s 44.18 BoP, current US$ per person 4.16 BoP, current US$ per person 40.02 BoP, current US$ per person Europe & Central Asia
1990s 224.7 BoP, current US$ per person -1.64 BoP, current US$ per person 226.34 BoP, current US$ per person Europe & Central Asia
2000s 1,000 BoP, current US$ per person 3,050 BoP, current US$ per person 2,049 BoP, current US$ per person Macau, China
2010s 875.39 BoP, current US$ per person 4,499 BoP, current US$ per person 3,624 BoP, current US$ per person Macau, China
2020s 205.16 BoP, current US$ per person 1,709 BoP, current US$ per person 1,504 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$), per capita, Europe & Central Asia or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 2,753 BoP, current US$ per person against 183.01 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Europe & Central Asia and Macau, China?
2,570 BoP, current US$ per person, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Macau, China?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th and Macau, China ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.