Macao vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Macao
161.25 % change on previous year
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
-19.89 % change on previous year
in 2025
Macao rank
22nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Macao
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
-50005001.0k197119982025

How they compare

Macao currently reports 161.25 % change on previous year against -19.89 % change on previous year in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 181.14 % change on previous year.

That makes Macao's figure about 8.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Macao ahead.

Macao ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 109.07 % change on previous year 49.61 % change on previous year 59.46 % change on previous year Macao
2010s 48.43 % change on previous year 8.05 % change on previous year 40.38 % change on previous year Macao
2020s 39.24 % change on previous year 89.69 % change on previous year 50.45 % change on previous year Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Macao or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Macao, at 161.25 % change on previous year against -19.89 % change on previous year in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Macao and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
181.14 % change on previous year, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Macao and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Macao ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 8,350 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.