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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
16,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China
14.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
5th
Macau, China rank
5th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 14.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 14.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 896.2 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Macau, China ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Macau, China ranks 5th 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 (excluding high income) Macau, China Difference Ahead
2000s 2,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
2010s 9,435 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27.25 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27.24 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
2020s 14,176 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 58.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 58.16 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$), per, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 14.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Macau, China?
14.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Macau, China?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Macau, China ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.