Cayman Islands vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Cayman Islands
- Macau, China
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 50.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Macau, China, a difference of 15.71 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.5 times Macau, China's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 5th and Macau, China ranks 6th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 4 and Macau, China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 203,250 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 38,500 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 164,750 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 424,011 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 55,286 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 368,726 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cayman Islands |
| 1990s | 6.77 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -32,250 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6.81 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 51.25 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 53.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.43 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 100.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 88.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12.00 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | 15.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 29.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 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$), per square, Cayman Islands or Macau, China?
- Cayman Islands, at 50.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Macau, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Cayman Islands and Macau, China?
- 15.71 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Macau, China?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Cayman Islands and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Cayman Islands ranks 5th and Macau, China ranks 6th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.