Latin America & Caribbean vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Latin America & Caribbean
11,167 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China
34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean rank
6th
Macau, China rank
6th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 11,167 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 34.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 3,105.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

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

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th and Macau, China ranks 6th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Macau, China in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Macau, China Difference Ahead
1970s 122.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,877 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
1980s 327.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 55,286 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 54,958 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
1990s 2,110 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -32,250 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 34,360 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 5,773 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 12,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 88.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 88.60 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
2020s 10,029 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29.36 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$), per square, Latin America & Caribbean or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 11,167 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Latin America & Caribbean and Macau, China?
34.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Macau, China?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th and Macau, China ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.