Hong Kong, China vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Hong Kong, China
116.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China
34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
Macau, China rank
6th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Macau, China
-200.0M-100.0M0100.0M200.0M197019962023

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 116.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Macau, China, a difference of 81.50 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 3.4 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Macau, China ranks 6th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 5 and Macau, China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Macau, China Difference Ahead
1970s 266,690 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 246,690 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1980s 2.49 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 55,286 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.44 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1990s 8.73 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -32,250 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.76 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2000s 39.87 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 53.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.81 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
2010s 100.55 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 88.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11.94 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2020s 118.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 89.45 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Hong Kong, China or Macau, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 116.18 million BoP, current US$ 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$), per square between Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
81.50 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Macau, China ranks 6th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.