IDA total vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
IDA total
-59.68 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malta
73.1 % change on previous year
in 2024
IDA total rank
32nd
Malta rank
34th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- IDA total
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 73.1 % change on previous year against -59.68 % change on previous year in IDA total, a difference of 132.78 % change on previous year.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malta ahead.
IDA total ranks 32nd and Malta ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.54 % change on previous year | 13.43 % change on previous year | 3.89 % change on previous year | Malta |
| 1980s | 57.05 % change on previous year | 20.24 % change on previous year | 36.81 % change on previous year | IDA total |
| 1990s | 10.79 % change on previous year | 61.19 % change on previous year | 50.4 % change on previous year | Malta |
| 2000s | 19.74 % change on previous year | 85.1 % change on previous year | 65.36 % change on previous year | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.11 % change on previous year | 38.18 % change on previous year | 37.06 % change on previous year | Malta |
| 2020s | 11.15 % change on previous year | 36.1 % change on previous year | 24.94 % 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$), annual, IDA total or Malta?
- Malta, at 73.1 % change on previous year against -59.68 % change on previous year in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between IDA total and Malta?
- 132.78 % change on previous year, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Malta?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do IDA total and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- IDA total ranks 32nd and Malta ranks 34th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.