Malta vs North America: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Malta
74,864 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
North America
1,224 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malta rank
2nd
North America rank
1st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Malta
- North America
How they compare
Malta currently reports 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,224 BoP, current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 73,640 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Malta's figure about 61.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 2nd and North America ranks 1st of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.64 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 1980s | 86.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 143.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 56.48 BoP, current US$ per person | North America |
| 1990s | 590.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 392.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 197.42 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2000s | 26,562 BoP, current US$ per person | 820.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 25,741 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 37,096 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,031 BoP, current US$ per person | 36,065 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 77,312 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,036 BoP, current US$ per person | 76,276 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$), per capita, Malta or North America?
- Malta, at 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,224 BoP, current US$ per person in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Malta and North America?
- 73,640 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malta and North America rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Malta ranks 2nd and North America ranks 1st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.