Malta vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Malta
74,864 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Singapore
26,032 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malta rank
2nd
Singapore rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Malta
- Singapore
How they compare
Malta currently reports 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person against 26,032 BoP, current US$ per person in Singapore, a difference of 48,832 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Malta's figure about 2.9 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Singapore ahead.
Malta ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 4th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 132.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 89.81 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 86.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 697.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 610.6 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 590.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,490 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,900 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 26,562 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,068 BoP, current US$ per person | 21,494 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 37,096 BoP, current US$ per person | 13,156 BoP, current US$ per person | 23,940 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 77,312 BoP, current US$ per person | 21,850 BoP, current US$ per person | 55,462 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$), per capita, Malta or Singapore?
- Malta, at 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person against 26,032 BoP, current US$ per person in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Malta and Singapore?
- 48,832 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Singapore?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Malta ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 4th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.