Macau SAR, China Foreign Direct Investment

1985 - 2024 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Macau SAR (China) Foreign Direct Investment

  • Macau SAR (China) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 1.9 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 1.1 USD bn in the previous year.
  • Macau SAR (China) Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1985 to Dec 2024.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 6.5 USD bn in Dec 2019 and a record low of -6.2 USD bn in Dec 2020.

CEIC converts annual Foreign Direct Investment into USD. The Monetary Authority of Macao provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency. The Monetary Authority of Macau average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Foreign Direct Investment prior to 2002 is sourced from the World Bank.


Related information about Macau SAR (China) Foreign Direct Investment

  • In the latest reports of Macau SAR (China), Current Account recorded a surplus of 16.7 USD bn in Dec 2024.
  • Macau SAR (China) Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.2 USD bn in Dec 2024.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 4.8 USD bn in Dec 2024.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 12.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Macau SAR, China's Foreign Direct Investment from 1985 to 2024 in the chart:

Macau SAR, China Foreign Direct Investment

What was Macau SAR, China's Foreign Direct Investment in 2024?

Macau SAR (China) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 1.9 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 1.1 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1,891.5 2024 1,144.4 2023 -6,213.3 2020 6,479.1 2019 USD mn yearly 1985 - 2024

Foreign Direct Investment by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 524.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Algeria (USD mn) 460.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2024
Argentina (USD mn) 4,248.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 180.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Australia (USD mn) 8,174.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2025
Austria (USD mn) -1,437.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 9.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2024
Bahrain (USD mn) 2,872.7 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Bangladesh (USD mn) 332.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Jun 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 55.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Belgium (USD mn) -9,258.3 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) -77.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 240.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Botswana (USD mn) -38.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Brazil (USD mn) 10,936.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Brunei (USD mn) -7.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (USD mn) 791.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) 1,616.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Canada (USD mn) 13,179.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1957 - Sep 2025
Chile (USD mn) 1,979.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
China (USD mn) 8,500.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 3,443.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Croatia (USD mn) 673.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) -1,028.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) -236.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 4,846.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 77.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Egypt (USD mn) 2,411.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2025
Estonia (USD mn) -204.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
European Union (USD mn) 11,917.7 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1999 - Sep 2025
Finland (USD mn) 894.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
France (USD mn) 4,019.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 515.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Germany (USD mn) 15,861.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Oct 2025
Ghana (USD mn) 524.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Greece (USD mn) 499.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 24,887.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Hungary (USD mn) -33,637.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 289.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Jun 2025
India (USD mn) 14,130.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1990 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 4,662.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Iran (USD mn) 838.3 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (USD mn) 21,903.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Israel (USD mn) 8,059.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1972 - Sep 2025
Italy (USD mn) -4,393.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 3,802.1 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Japan (USD mn) -3,486.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Jordan (USD mn) 426.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) -2,279.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Kenya (USD mn) 463.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 1,801.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) 349.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 175.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -170.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Laos (USD mn) 327.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 186.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) 137.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Lithuania (USD mn) 49.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) -21,653.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 1,891.5 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) 68.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Malawi (USD mn) 46.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 2,260.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Malta (USD mn) 5,551.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 2,189.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 7,591.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Moldova (USD mn) 120.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 187.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Nov 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) 169.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Morocco (USD mn) 1,213.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) 929.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Myanmar (USD mn) 301.2 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Mar 2025
Nepal (USD mn) 9.8 Jul 2025 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jul 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 33,290.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 1,080.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 85.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Norway (USD mn) 1,099.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Oman (USD mn) 12,465.5 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Pakistan (USD mn) 179.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1997 - Nov 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -158.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Panama (USD mn) -887.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) 98.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Peru (USD mn) 3,081.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Philippines (USD mn) 320.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Poland (USD mn) 2,501.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 1,637.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Qatar (USD mn) -397.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Romania (USD mn) 488.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Russia (USD mn) 6,924.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 6,085.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Serbia (USD mn) 292.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 35,793.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 689.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 283.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
South Africa (USD mn) -4,017.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Spain (USD mn) 6,949.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 179.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Sudan (USD mn) 0.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 2,627.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 4,078.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025

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Macau SAR, China Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 7.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 13,562.046 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 27.4 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MOP bn) 169.020 2030 yearly 1996 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MOP bn) 0.000 2030 yearly 2001 - 2030
Govt Finance: Revenue (MOP mn) 33,343.897 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Govt Finance: Expenditure (MOP mn) 19,003.222 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Govt Finance: Revenue: Tax: Income, Profits and Capital Gains (IG) (MOP th) 10,374,832.000 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Govt Finance: Revenue: Tax: GS: General Taxes of Goods and Services (MOP th) 728,994.000 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
Govt Finance: Revenue: Tax: Goods and Services (GS) (MOP th) 72,333,916.000 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 0.000 yearly -
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,239.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 162.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 278.908 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 11,777.851 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 15,759.782 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,401.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 0.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 396,738.283 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 86,734.597 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1.383 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 69.112 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 12.286 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 485.245 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Imports (MOP th) 11,223,714.827 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Re Exports (MOP th) 1,169,115.446 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Total Exports: America: USA (MOP th) 11,079.948 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Total Exports: Asia: China (MOP th) 98,410.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Total Exports: Asia: Hong Kong (MOP th) 825,390.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Imports: America: USA (MOP th) 553,589.759 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Imports: Asia: China (MOP th) 3,886,850.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Imports: Asia: Hong Kong (MOP th) 705,130.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Imports: Beverages (MOP th) 352,663.623 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2019
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 160.190 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 115.980 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,240.6 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 16,687.2 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 33.7 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 1,891.5 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.8 2024 yearly 1982 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -4,790.366 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -9.7 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 4.8 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -4,795.708 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 20.333 2030 yearly 2002 - 2030
BoP: Errors and Omissions (MOP mn) 29,527.445 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
BoP: FA: NR: Direct Investment (DI) (MOP mn) -5,231.190 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
BoP: CA: Debit (MOP mn) 0.840 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
BoP: FA: NR: Other Investment (OI) (MOP mn) -19,464.149 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
BoP: FA: NR: PI: Liabilities (MOP mn) -38,499.362 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
BoP: CU: Secondary Income (MOP mn) -29,308.824 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
BoP: FA: NR: Portfolio Investment (PI) (MOP mn) 185,658.447 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (MOP mn) 163,638.905 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
BoP: FA: NR: DI: Assets (MOP mn) 9,970.092 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
BoP: CU: Credit (MOP mn) 482,935.110 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
BoP: FA: NR: OI: Liabilities (MOP mn) -37,790.267 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
BoP: CU: Primary Income (PI) (MOP mn) -4,746.619 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
BoP: FA: NR: PI: Assets (MOP mn) 147,159.085 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Balance of Payments (BoP) (MOP mn) 4,425.009 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
BoP: CU: Goods (MOP mn) -97,674.952 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
BoP: CA: Credit (MOP mn) 0.029 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
BoP: CU: Services (MOP mn) 247,929.785 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
BoP: FA: NR: Financial Derivatives (FD) (MOP mn) -499.474 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
BoP: FA: NR: FD: Assets (MOP mn) -499.474 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
BoP: FA: NR: DI: Lia (MOP mn) 13,251.172 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (MOP mn) 4,425.009 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
BoP: CU: Debit (MOP mn) 333,939.833 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
BoP: FA: NR: OI: Assets (MOP mn) -106,797.472 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Dissolved Companies (DP): Number (Unit) 271.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 5.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 76.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 6,912.720 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 8,804.852 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1984 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 104,588.965 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1984 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 7.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1985 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 30,047.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1984 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 58.945 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 21.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 173,616.374 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1984 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 8.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1985 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 24,002.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1984 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -26.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1985 - Oct 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 38,606.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1984 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 127,580.235 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1984 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) -0.51 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1985 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 125.76 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Monetary Base (MOP mn) 56,759.266 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1984 - Oct 2025
Deposits (MOP mn) 1,290,270.079 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1984 - Jan 2025
Loans: Total (MOP mn) 1,013,048.787 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1984 - Jan 2025
Mortgage Loan: Value: Total (MOP th) 1,670,857.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024

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