Latin America & Caribbean vs Macau, China: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Latin America & Caribbean
0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Macau, China
0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
13th
Macau, China rank
16th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Macau, China
-0.0500.050.10.15197019972025

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 3.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th and Macau, China ranks 16th of 47 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Macau, China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Macau, China Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit, Latin America & Caribbean or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Latin America & Caribbean and Macau, China?
0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Macau, China?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Macau, China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th and Macau, China ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.