Bulgaria vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Bulgaria
1.51 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Macau, China
1.24 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
46th
Macau, China rank
49th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Macau, China
02.0B4.0B198020022025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.24 billion BoP, current US$ in Macau, China, a difference of 271.20 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Macau, China ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 46th and Macau, China ranks 49th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Macau, China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Macau, China Difference Ahead
2000s 343.76 million BoP, current US$ 138.20 million BoP, current US$ 205.56 million BoP, current US$ Bulgaria
2010s 592.50 million BoP, current US$ 839.94 million BoP, current US$ 247.44 million BoP, current US$ Macau, China
2020s 1.13 billion BoP, current US$ 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ 650.17 million BoP, current US$ Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Bulgaria or Macau, China?
Bulgaria, at 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.24 billion BoP, current US$ in Macau, China as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Bulgaria and Macau, China?
271.20 million BoP, current US$, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Macau, China?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Bulgaria ranks 46th and Macau, China ranks 49th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.