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

Malta
76.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
175.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
4th
Singapore rank
2nd

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

  • Malta
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 175.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 76.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 98.31 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 2.3 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Singapore ahead.

Malta ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 40,482 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 449,701 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 409,219 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 90,627 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.85 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.76 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 701,683 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.40 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12.70 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 33.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32.33 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.34 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2010s 54.80 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 101.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 46.94 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 127.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 171.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 43.49 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Malta or Singapore?
Singapore, at 175.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 76.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Malta and Singapore?
98.31 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Singapore?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malta and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Malta ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.