East Asia & Pacific vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

East Asia & Pacific
18,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China
34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific rank
3rd
Macau, China rank
6th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 34.66 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1,830.3 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Macau, China ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd and Macau, China ranks 6th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and Macau, China in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Macau, China Difference Ahead
1970s 124.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
1980s 640.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 55,286 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 54,646 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
1990s 3,083 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -32,250 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 35,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre East Asia & Pacific
2000s 9,361 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 53.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 53.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
2010s 23,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 88.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 88.59 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
2020s 26,498 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29.34 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$), per square, East Asia & Pacific or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between East Asia & Pacific and Macau, China?
34.66 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Macau, China?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd and Macau, China ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.