Guyana vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Guyana
0.3499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malta
1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Guyana rank
4th
Malta rank
1st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Guyana
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Guyana, a difference of 1.35 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malta's figure about 4.9 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.
Guyana ranks 4th and Malta ranks 1st of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.1197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0586 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Guyana |
| 2000s | 0.0609 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.5 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.44 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.1166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.1184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.92 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$), per unit, Guyana or Malta?
- Malta, at 1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Guyana and Malta?
- 1.35 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Malta?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Guyana ranks 4th and Malta ranks 1st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.