Japan vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Japan
45.81 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Malta
42.59 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Japan rank
11th
Malta rank
14th

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

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  • Malta
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 45.81 billion BoP, current US$ against 42.59 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta, a difference of 3.22 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 11th and Malta ranks 14th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 124.00 million BoP, current US$ 12.95 million BoP, current US$ 111.05 million BoP, current US$ Japan
1980s 179.67 million BoP, current US$ 29.00 million BoP, current US$ 150.67 million BoP, current US$ Japan
1990s 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ 224.54 million BoP, current US$ 2.45 billion BoP, current US$ Japan
2000s 10.50 billion BoP, current US$ 10.78 billion BoP, current US$ 273.74 million BoP, current US$ Malta
2010s 16.78 billion BoP, current US$ 17.53 billion BoP, current US$ 755.32 million BoP, current US$ Malta
2020s 36.93 billion BoP, current US$ 41.20 billion BoP, current US$ 4.27 billion BoP, current US$ Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Japan or Malta?
Japan, at 45.81 billion BoP, current US$ against 42.59 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Japan and Malta?
3.22 billion BoP, current US$, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Japan and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Japan ranks 11th and Malta ranks 14th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.