Japan vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Japan
- Malta
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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About this data
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.