Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Macao
Macao: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Macao, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Macao is 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 141.0% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Macao peaked at 0.1451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
That places Macao 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Macao, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +325.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -128.4% |
| 2004 | -0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +288.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -174.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0443 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +724.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +145.3% |
| 2009 | -0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -168.4% |
| 2010 | -0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -199.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0237 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +139.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +85.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.7% |
| 2015 | -0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -115.4% |
| 2016 | -0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0487 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3051.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -101.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4533.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0753 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +175.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +92.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -76.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -69.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +141.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.8× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 9.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +4533.6% | -0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2017 | +3051.0% | -0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0487 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0443 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0487 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 13 Malaysia 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Croatia 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Andorra 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Papua New Guinea 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Canada 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Spain 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Macao
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.24 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,806 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.89 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 65.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2,753 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5885 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 44,668 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Macao?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Macao was 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Macao rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Macao ranks 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.