Cayman Islands vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Cayman Islands
4.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China
14.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
6th
Macau, China rank
5th

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

  • Cayman Islands
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 14.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cayman Islands, a difference of 9.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 3.1 times Cayman Islands's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 6th and Macau, China ranks 5th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Macau, China Difference Ahead
2000s 19.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15.00 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2010s 78.35 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27.25 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 51.10 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2020s -4.04 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 58.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 62.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per, Cayman Islands or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 14.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cayman Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Cayman Islands and Macau, China?
9.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Macau, China?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Cayman Islands and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Cayman Islands ranks 6th and Macau, China ranks 5th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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