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$), per unit over time
- Cayman Islands
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.7 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.