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