Luxembourg vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Luxembourg
116.4%
in 2024
Malta
145.6%
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
2nd
Malta rank
1st
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Luxembourg
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 145.6% against 116.4% in Luxembourg, a difference of 29.2%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.3 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Malta ranks 1st of 189 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 97.2% | 61.7% | Malta |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 50.9% | 2.0% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 199.8% | 176.7% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Luxembourg or Malta?
- Malta, at 145.6% against 116.4% in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Luxembourg and Malta?
- 29.2%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Malta?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Malta ranks 1st of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.