Hong Kong, China vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Hong Kong, China
16,722 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Malta
74,864 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
5th
Malta rank
2nd

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person against 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 58,142 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 4.5 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 5th and Malta ranks 2nd of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 58.76 BoP, current US$ per person 42.3 BoP, current US$ per person 16.47 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1980s 388.22 BoP, current US$ per person 86.55 BoP, current US$ per person 301.68 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1990s 1,425 BoP, current US$ per person 590.03 BoP, current US$ per person 834.74 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 6,123 BoP, current US$ per person 26,562 BoP, current US$ per person 20,439 BoP, current US$ per person Malta
2010s 14,529 BoP, current US$ per person 37,096 BoP, current US$ per person 22,566 BoP, current US$ per person Malta
2020s 16,756 BoP, current US$ per person 77,312 BoP, current US$ per person 60,556 BoP, current US$ per person Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Hong Kong, China or Malta?
Malta, at 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person against 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Hong Kong, China and Malta?
58,142 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Malta?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 5th and Malta ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.