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