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

Hong Kong, China
91.61 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China
14.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd
Macau, China rank
5th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 91.61 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 14.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Macau, China, a difference of 77.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 6.4 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Macau, China ranks 5th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Macau, China Difference Ahead
2000s 37.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2010s 83.36 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27.25 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 56.11 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2020s 93.35 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 58.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 35.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Hong Kong, China or Macau, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 91.61 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 14.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Macau, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
77.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Macau, China ranks 5th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.