Luxembourg vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP
Luxembourg
113.6%
in 2024
Malta
170.5%
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
2nd
Malta rank
1st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP over time
- Luxembourg
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 170.5% against 113.6% in Luxembourg, a difference of 56.9%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.5 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Malta ranks 1st of 212 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 183.6% | 166.2% | Malta |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 122.7% | 89.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | -52.8% | 203.9% | 256.8% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp, Luxembourg or Malta?
- Malta, at 170.5% against 113.6% in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Luxembourg and Malta?
- 56.9%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Malta?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Malta ranks 1st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.