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

Macau, China
34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
15,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China rank
6th
Small states rank
5th

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

  • Macau, China
  • Small states
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 34.66 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 2,217.5 times Small states's.

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

Macau, China ranks 6th and Small states ranks 5th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 20,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 370.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,629 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
1980s 55,286 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 429.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 54,856 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
1990s -32,250 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,783 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 35,033 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Small states
2000s 53.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 53.64 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
2010s 88.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 98,455 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 88.52 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
2020s 29.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,517 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29.33 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$), per square, Macau, China or Small states?
Macau, China, at 34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Macau, China and Small states?
34.66 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Small states?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Macau, China and Small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Macau, China ranks 6th and Small states ranks 5th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.