Malta vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Malta
145.6%
in 2024
Singapore
15.6%
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Singapore rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Malta
- Singapore
How they compare
Malta currently reports 145.6% against 15.6% in Singapore, a difference of 130.0%.
That makes Malta's figure about 9.3 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Singapore ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 4th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 6.4% | 5.2% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 11.4% | 67.1% | Malta |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 13.5% | 37.4% | Malta |
| 2020s | 199.8% | 12.6% | 187.1% | 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, Malta or Singapore?
- Malta, at 145.6% against 15.6% in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Malta and Singapore?
- 130.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Singapore?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Malta ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 4th 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.