Japan vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Japan
1,765 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Macau, China
1,806 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Japan rank
11th
Macau, China rank
10th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 1,806 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 41 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 11th and Macau, China ranks 10th of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Macau, China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 444.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 269.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 175.7 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,193 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,353 BoP, current US$ per person | 160.13 BoP, current US$ per person | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 1,502 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,610 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,108 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$), per capita, Japan or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 1,806 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Japan and Macau, China?
- 41 BoP, current US$ per person, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Macau, China?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 11th and Macau, China ranks 10th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.