Euro area vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Euro area
-70.76 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malta
73.1 % change on previous year
in 2024
Euro area rank
35th
Malta rank
34th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Euro area
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 73.1 % change on previous year against -70.76 % change on previous year in Euro area, a difference of 143.86 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 35th and Malta ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 18.48 % change on previous year 13.43 % change on previous year 5.05 % change on previous year Euro area
1980s 18.76 % change on previous year 20.24 % change on previous year 1.49 % change on previous year Malta
1990s 28.3 % change on previous year 61.19 % change on previous year 32.89 % change on previous year Malta
2000s 15.49 % change on previous year 85.1 % change on previous year 69.61 % change on previous year Malta
2010s 11.14 % change on previous year 38.18 % change on previous year 27.03 % change on previous year Malta
2020s -94.07 % change on previous year 2.19 % change on previous year 96.26 % change on previous year Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Euro area or Malta?
Malta, at 73.1 % change on previous year against -70.76 % change on previous year in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Euro area and Malta?
143.86 % change on previous year, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Malta?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Euro area and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Euro area ranks 35th and Malta ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. 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 (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 11,445 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.