Malta vs Other small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Malta
1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Other small states
0.0493 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Other small states rank
1st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Malta
- Other small states
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0493 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Other small states, a difference of 1.65 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malta's figure about 34.5 times Other small states's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and Other small states ranks 1st of 200 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0174 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.0611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.5 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.26 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.94 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$), per unit, Malta or Other small states?
- Malta, at 1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0493 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Other small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Malta and Other small states?
- 1.65 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Other small states?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Other small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Malta ranks 1st and Other small states ranks 1st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.