Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malta
1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
3rd
Malta rank
1st

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

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.67 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malta's figure about 66.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 1st of 47 groups.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
1980s 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
1990s 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0407 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2000s 0.0289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.5 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.47 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2010s 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.23 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.19 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2020s 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2.01 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$), per unit, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Malta?
Malta, at 1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malta?
1.67 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malta?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.