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

Macau, China
14.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China rank
5th
Singapore rank
4th

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

  • Macau, China
  • Singapore
050.0M100.0M150.0M197219972023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 14.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Macau, China, a difference of 56.87 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 5.0 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Singapore ahead.

Macau, China ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 4th of 188 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 4.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 24.66 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 27.25 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 60.34 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 33.09 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 58.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 81.79 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Macau, China or Singapore?
Singapore, at 71.26 million BoP, current US$ 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$), per between Macau, China and Singapore?
56.87 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Singapore?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Macau, China and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Macau, China ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.