Macao vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit
Macao
0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Spain
0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Macao rank
16th
Spain rank
19th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit over time
- Macao
- Spain
How they compare
Macao currently reports 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Spain ahead.
Macao ranks 16th and Spain ranks 19th of 191 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0526 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0398 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0182 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$), per unit, Macao or Spain?
- Macao, at 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Macao and Spain?
- 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Macao and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Macao ranks 16th and Spain ranks 19th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.