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
-400-2000200400200020122024

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.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
249 places, 6,020 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed