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$), per square over time
- Malta
- Small states
How they compare
Malta currently reports 76.88 million BoP, current US$ 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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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.