Malta vs Suriname: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Malta
1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Suriname
0.4506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Suriname rank
2nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Malta
- Suriname
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Suriname, a difference of 1.25 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malta's figure about 3.8 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0785 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.0611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0528 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.5 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.55 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.21 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.95 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$), per unit, Malta or Suriname?
- Malta, at 1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Malta and Suriname?
- 1.25 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Suriname?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Suriname rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Malta ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.