India vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net inflows

India
39.10 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Malta
42.59 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
India rank
15th
Malta rank
14th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time

  • India
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 42.59 billion BoP, current US$ against 39.10 billion BoP, current US$ in India, a difference of 3.49 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.

India ranks 15th and Malta ranks 14th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 21.84 million BoP, current US$ 12.95 million BoP, current US$ 8.88 million BoP, current US$ India
1980s 104.75 million BoP, current US$ 29.00 million BoP, current US$ 75.75 million BoP, current US$ India
1990s 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ 224.54 million BoP, current US$ 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ India
2000s 15.45 billion BoP, current US$ 10.78 billion BoP, current US$ 4.68 billion BoP, current US$ India
2010s 37.18 billion BoP, current US$ 17.53 billion BoP, current US$ 19.64 billion BoP, current US$ India
2020s 42.85 billion BoP, current US$ 41.20 billion BoP, current US$ 1.65 billion BoP, current US$ India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, India or Malta?
Malta, at 42.59 billion BoP, current US$ against 39.10 billion BoP, current US$ in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between India and Malta?
3.49 billion BoP, current US$, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malta?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
India ranks 15th and Malta ranks 14th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 12,232 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.