Canada vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Canada
2.5%
in 2025
Macau, China
2.5%
in 2024
Canada rank
16th
Macau, China rank
14th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Canada
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 2.5% against 2.5% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and Macau, China ranks 14th of 189 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Macau, China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 0.9% | 3.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | Canada |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 5.8% | 1.8% | Macau, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Canada or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 2.5% against 2.5% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Canada and Macau, China?
- 0.0%, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Macau, China?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 16th and Macau, China ranks 14th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.