Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Macao: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Macao
0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
14th
Macao rank
16th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Macao
-0.0500.050.10.15197019972025

How they compare

Macao currently reports 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Macao's figure about 3.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Macao ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Macao ranks 16th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Macao Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Macao
2010s 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Macao
2020s 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Macao?
Macao, at 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Macao?
0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Macao?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Macao rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Macao ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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