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
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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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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.