Bahrain vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Bahrain
9.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
76.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahrain rank
7th
Malta rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Bahrain
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 76.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Bahrain, a difference of 67.85 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 8.5 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Malta ahead.
Bahrain ranks 7th and Malta ranks 4th of 200 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,611 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 45,509 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,898 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 37,071 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 90,627 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 53,556 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 700,684 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 701,683 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 998.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 33.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 32.35 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.56 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 54.80 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 53.24 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 3.76 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 127.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 123.90 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Bahrain or Malta?
- Malta, at 76.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Bahrain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Bahrain and Malta?
- 67.85 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Malta?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Bahrain ranks 7th and Malta ranks 4th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.