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

Malta
42.59 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
32.63 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Malta rank
14th
Saudi Arabia rank
17th

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

  • Malta
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 42.59 billion BoP, current US$ against 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 9.96 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 12.95 million BoP, current US$ -289.19 million BoP, current US$ 302.14 million BoP, current US$ Malta
1980s 29.00 million BoP, current US$ 2.35 billion BoP, current US$ 2.32 billion BoP, current US$ Saudi Arabia
1990s 224.54 million BoP, current US$ 720.08 million BoP, current US$ 495.54 million BoP, current US$ Saudi Arabia
2000s 10.78 billion BoP, current US$ 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ 8.87 billion BoP, current US$ Malta
2010s 17.53 billion BoP, current US$ 6.16 billion BoP, current US$ 11.37 billion BoP, current US$ Malta
2020s 41.20 billion BoP, current US$ 20.16 billion BoP, current US$ 21.04 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$), gaps filled, Malta or Saudi Arabia?
Malta, at 42.59 billion BoP, current US$ against 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Malta and Saudi Arabia?
9.96 billion BoP, current US$, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saudi Arabia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malta and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Malta ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.