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

Macau, China
34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
76.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China rank
6th
Malta rank
4th

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

  • Macau, China
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 76.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Macau, China, a difference of 42.20 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 2.2 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malta ahead.

Macau, China ranks 6th and Malta ranks 4th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 20,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32,153 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,153 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
1980s 55,286 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 88,428 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 33,142 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
1990s -32,250 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 701,683 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 733,933 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2000s 53.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 33.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20.01 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
2010s 88.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 54.80 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 33.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
2020s 29.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 127.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 98.30 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Macau, China or Malta?
Malta, at 76.88 million BoP, current US$ 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$), per square between Macau, China and Malta?
42.20 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Malta?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Macau, China and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Macau, China ranks 6th and Malta ranks 4th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.