Malta vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Malta
73.1 % change on previous year
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
-59.02 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malta rank
34th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
31st

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

  • Malta
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
-2000200400600800197119982025

How they compare

Malta currently reports 73.1 % change on previous year against -59.02 % change on previous year in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 132.12 % change on previous year.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 13.43 % change on previous year 65.96 % change on previous year 52.53 % change on previous year Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 20.24 % change on previous year 31.14 % change on previous year 10.9 % change on previous year Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 61.19 % change on previous year 18.79 % change on previous year 42.4 % change on previous year Malta
2000s 85.1 % change on previous year 26.29 % change on previous year 58.81 % change on previous year Malta
2010s 38.18 % change on previous year -6.67 % change on previous year 44.84 % change on previous year Malta
2020s 36.1 % change on previous year 50.44 % change on previous year 14.34 % change on previous year Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Malta or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Malta, at 73.1 % change on previous year against -59.02 % change on previous year in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
132.12 % change on previous year, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Malta ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.