Cayman Islands vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Cayman Islands
0.4092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malta
1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Cayman Islands rank
3rd
Malta rank
1st

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

  • Cayman Islands
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cayman Islands, a difference of 1.29 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malta's figure about 4.2 times Cayman Islands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 1st of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 5.31 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2.5 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2.81 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cayman Islands
2010s 5.38 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.23 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 4.16 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cayman Islands
2020s 0.5382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.5 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Cayman Islands or Malta?
Malta, at 1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cayman Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Cayman Islands and Malta?
1.29 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Malta?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Cayman Islands and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Cayman Islands ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 1st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.