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

Malta
76.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
15,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
4th
Small states rank
5th

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

  • Malta
  • Small states
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 76.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 76.86 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 4,916.3 times 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 Small states ranks 5th of 200 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 40,482 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 394.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40,087 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
1980s 90,627 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 509.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 90,117 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
1990s 701,683 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,783 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 698,900 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2000s 33.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 33.64 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2010s 54.80 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 98,455 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 54.70 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2020s 127.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,517 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 127.63 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$), per square, Malta or Small states?
Malta, at 76.88 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Malta and Small states?
76.86 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Small states?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malta and Small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Malta ranks 4th and Small states ranks 5th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.