Malta vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign direct investment, net inflows
Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time
- Malta
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 45.64 billion BoP, current US$ against 42.59 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta, a difference of 3.05 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.95 million BoP, current US$ | 31.16 million BoP, current US$ | 18.20 million BoP, current US$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 29.00 million BoP, current US$ | 55.52 million BoP, current US$ | 26.52 million BoP, current US$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 224.54 million BoP, current US$ | 70.87 million BoP, current US$ | 153.66 million BoP, current US$ | Malta |
| 2000s | 10.78 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.86 billion BoP, current US$ | Malta |
| 2010s | 17.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.22 billion BoP, current US$ | Malta |
| 2020s | 41.20 billion BoP, current US$ | 27.92 billion BoP, current US$ | 13.28 billion BoP, current US$ | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Malta or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 45.64 billion BoP, current US$ against 42.59 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Malta and United Arab Emirates?
- 3.05 billion BoP, current US$, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Arab Emirates?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malta and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Malta ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.