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

Macau, China
0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Spain
0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Macau, China rank
16th
Spain rank
19th

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

  • Macau, China
  • Spain
-0.0500.050.10.15197019972025

How they compare

Macau, China 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.

Macau, China ranks 16th and Spain ranks 19th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China 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 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$), per unit, Macau, China or Spain?
Macau, China, at 0.0251 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit between Macau, China and Spain?
0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Spain?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Macau, China and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Macau, China ranks 16th and Spain ranks 19th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.