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

Malta
76.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Other small states
44,362 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
4th
Other small states rank
1st

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

  • Malta
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 76.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 44,362 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Other small states, a difference of 76.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 1,733.0 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 4th and Other small states ranks 1st of 200 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 40,482 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 373.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40,108 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
1980s 90,627 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 687.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 89,939 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
1990s 701,683 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,670 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 697,013 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2000s 33.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 88,306 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 33.58 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2010s 54.80 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 255,628 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 54.54 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2020s 127.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 93,340 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 127.57 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$), per square, Malta or Other small states?
Malta, at 76.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 44,362 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Other small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Malta and Other small states?
76.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Other small states?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malta and Other small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Malta ranks 4th and Other small states ranks 1st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.