Malta vs Other small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Malta
74,864 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Other small states
864.46 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malta rank
2nd
Other small states rank
2nd

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

  • Malta
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person against 864.46 BoP, current US$ per person in Other small states, a difference of 74,000 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 86.6 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 2nd and Other small states ranks 2nd of 202 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Other small states Difference Ahead
1970s 42.3 BoP, current US$ per person 12.44 BoP, current US$ per person 29.86 BoP, current US$ per person Malta
1980s 86.55 BoP, current US$ per person 19.24 BoP, current US$ per person 67.31 BoP, current US$ per person Malta
1990s 590.03 BoP, current US$ per person 127.44 BoP, current US$ per person 462.6 BoP, current US$ per person Malta
2000s 26,562 BoP, current US$ per person 2,232 BoP, current US$ per person 24,330 BoP, current US$ per person Malta
2010s 37,096 BoP, current US$ per person 5,946 BoP, current US$ per person 31,150 BoP, current US$ per person Malta
2020s 77,312 BoP, current US$ per person 1,535 BoP, current US$ per person 75,778 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$), per capita, Malta or Other small states?
Malta, at 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person against 864.46 BoP, current US$ per person in Other small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Malta and Other small states?
74,000 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Other small states?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malta and Other small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Malta ranks 2nd and Other small states ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.