East Asia & Pacific vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

East Asia & Pacific
219.49 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Macau, China
1,806 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
8th
Macau, China rank
10th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 1,806 BoP, current US$ per person against 219.49 BoP, current US$ per person in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 1,587 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 8.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th and Macau, China ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Macau, China Difference Ahead
2000s 80.99 BoP, current US$ per person 269.06 BoP, current US$ per person 188.08 BoP, current US$ per person Macau, China
2010s 211.65 BoP, current US$ per person 1,353 BoP, current US$ per person 1,141 BoP, current US$ per person Macau, China
2020s 283.06 BoP, current US$ per person 2,610 BoP, current US$ per person 2,327 BoP, current US$ per person 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$), per capita, East Asia & Pacific or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 1,806 BoP, current US$ per person against 219.49 BoP, current US$ per person in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between East Asia & Pacific and Macau, China?
1,587 BoP, current US$ per person, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Macau, China?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th and Macau, China ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.