Japan vs Macao: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Japan
15.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Macao
16.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
57th
Macao rank
54th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Japan
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 16.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 15.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Macao ahead.
Japan ranks 57th and Macao ranks 54th of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Macao in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -6.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Macao |
| 1990s | 3.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Macao |
| 2000s | 12.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 12.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Macao |
| 2010s | 15.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 11.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2020s | 16.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 19.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Japan or Macao?
- Macao, at 16.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 15.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Japan and Macao?
- 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Macao?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Macao rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Japan ranks 57th and Macao ranks 54th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), 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
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.