European Union vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

European Union
164.14 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Macau, China
2,753 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
European Union rank
14th
Macau, China rank
14th

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

  • European Union
  • Macau, China
-10.0k-5.0k05.0k10.0k197019972025

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 2,753 BoP, current US$ per person against 164.14 BoP, current US$ per person in European Union, a difference of 2,589 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 16.8 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 14th and Macau, China ranks 14th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 3 and Macau, China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Macau, China Difference Ahead
1970s 15.98 BoP, current US$ per person 1.68 BoP, current US$ per person 14.29 BoP, current US$ per person European Union
1980s 52.06 BoP, current US$ per person 4.16 BoP, current US$ per person 47.9 BoP, current US$ per person European Union
1990s 310.27 BoP, current US$ per person -1.64 BoP, current US$ per person 311.91 BoP, current US$ per person European Union
2000s 1,476 BoP, current US$ per person 3,050 BoP, current US$ per person 1,573 BoP, current US$ per person Macau, China
2010s 1,338 BoP, current US$ per person 4,499 BoP, current US$ per person 3,161 BoP, current US$ per person Macau, China
2020s 521.98 BoP, current US$ per person 1,709 BoP, current US$ per person 1,187 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$), per capita, European Union or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 2,753 BoP, current US$ per person against 164.14 BoP, current US$ per person in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between European Union and Macau, China?
2,589 BoP, current US$ per person, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Macau, China?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do European Union and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
European Union ranks 14th and Macau, China ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

European Union vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-direct-investment-net-inflows-bop-current-us-per-capita/european-union/macao-sar-china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-direct-investment-net-inflows-bop-current-us-per-capita/european-union/macao-sar-china/">European Union vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.