British Virgin Islands vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

British Virgin Islands
1.36 million BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Malta
74,864 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
1st
Malta rank
2nd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Malta
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How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 1.36 million BoP, current US$ per person against 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person in Malta, a difference of 1.28 million BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 18.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Malta ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 1st and Malta ranks 2nd of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Malta Difference Ahead
1970s -103.38 BoP, current US$ per person 52.52 BoP, current US$ per person 155.9 BoP, current US$ per person Malta
1980s 817.58 BoP, current US$ per person 82.56 BoP, current US$ per person 735.02 BoP, current US$ per person British Virgin Islands
1990s 115,196 BoP, current US$ per person 590.03 BoP, current US$ per person 114,606 BoP, current US$ per person British Virgin Islands
2000s 771,375 BoP, current US$ per person 26,562 BoP, current US$ per person 744,813 BoP, current US$ per person British Virgin Islands
2010s 1.65 million BoP, current US$ per person 37,096 BoP, current US$ per person 1.61 million BoP, current US$ per person British Virgin Islands
2020s 1.10 million BoP, current US$ per person 77,312 BoP, current US$ per person 1.02 million BoP, current US$ per person British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, British Virgin Islands or Malta?
British Virgin Islands, at 1.36 million BoP, current US$ per person against 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between British Virgin Islands and Malta?
1.28 million BoP, current US$ per person, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Malta?
49 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
British Virgin Islands ranks 1st and Malta ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.