Latin America & Caribbean vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Latin America & Caribbean
90.45 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Macau, China
1,806 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
12th
Macau, China rank
10th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 1,806 BoP, current US$ per person against 90.45 BoP, current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 1,716 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 20.0 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th 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 Latin America & Caribbean Macau, China Difference Ahead
2000s 96.44 BoP, current US$ per person 269.06 BoP, current US$ per person 172.62 BoP, current US$ per person Macau, China
2010s 196.65 BoP, current US$ per person 1,353 BoP, current US$ per person 1,156 BoP, current US$ per person Macau, China
2020s 140.18 BoP, current US$ per person 2,610 BoP, current US$ per person 2,470 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$), per capita, Latin America & Caribbean or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 1,806 BoP, current US$ per person against 90.45 BoP, current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Latin America & Caribbean and Macau, China?
1,716 BoP, current US$ per person, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Macau, China?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th and Macau, China ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.