Malta vs Northern Africa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP

Malta
170.5%
in 2024
Northern Africa
5.8%
in 2024
Malta rank
1st
Northern Africa rank
4th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP over time

  • Malta
  • Northern Africa
0100200300400500200020122024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 170.5% against 5.8% in Northern Africa, a difference of 164.7%.

That makes Malta's figure about 29.6 times Northern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 1st and Northern Africa ranks 4th of 212 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Northern Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 149.8% 2.7% 147.1% Malta
2010s 122.7% 1.8% 121.0% Malta
2020s 203.9% 2.3% 201.7% 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, Malta or Northern Africa?
Malta, at 170.5% against 5.8% in Northern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Malta and Northern Africa?
164.7%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Northern Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Malta and Northern Africa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
Malta ranks 1st and Northern Africa ranks 4th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malta vs Northern Africa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-direct-investment-net-inflows-as-a-proportion-of-gdp-percent/malta/northern-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-direct-investment-net-inflows-as-a-proportion-of-gdp-percent/malta/northern-africa/">Malta vs Northern Africa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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