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

Malta
42.59 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
45.64 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Malta rank
14th
United Arab Emirates rank
12th

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

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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 45.64 billion BoP, current US$ against 42.59 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta, a difference of 3.05 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes United Arab Emirates'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 Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 12.95 million BoP, current US$ 31.16 million BoP, current US$ 18.20 million BoP, current US$ United Arab Emirates
1980s 29.00 million BoP, current US$ 55.52 million BoP, current US$ 26.52 million BoP, current US$ United Arab Emirates
1990s 224.54 million BoP, current US$ 70.87 million BoP, current US$ 153.66 million BoP, current US$ Malta
2000s 10.78 billion BoP, current US$ 5.91 billion BoP, current US$ 4.86 billion BoP, current US$ Malta
2010s 17.53 billion BoP, current US$ 10.31 billion BoP, current US$ 7.22 billion BoP, current US$ Malta
2020s 41.20 billion BoP, current US$ 27.92 billion BoP, current US$ 13.28 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$), gaps filled, Malta or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 45.64 billion BoP, current US$ against 42.59 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Malta and United Arab Emirates?
3.05 billion BoP, current US$, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malta and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Malta ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.