Malta vs Small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Malta
74,864 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Small states
656.35 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malta rank
2nd
Small states rank
5th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Malta
- Small states
How they compare
Malta currently reports 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person against 656.35 BoP, current US$ per person in Small states, a difference of 74,208 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Malta's figure about 114.1 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 2nd and Small states ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.21 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 1980s | 86.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 59.56 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 1990s | 590.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 131.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 458.46 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2000s | 26,562 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,572 BoP, current US$ per person | 24,990 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 37,096 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,903 BoP, current US$ per person | 33,192 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 77,312 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,160 BoP, current US$ per person | 76,152 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$), per capita, Malta or Small states?
- Malta, at 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person against 656.35 BoP, current US$ per person in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Malta and Small states?
- 74,208 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Small states?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Malta ranks 2nd and Small states ranks 5th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.