Costa Rica vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Costa Rica
38.27 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malta
41.86 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
65th
Malta rank
62nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 41.86 % change on previous year against 38.27 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.59 % change on previous year.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malta ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 65th and Malta ranks 62nd of 180 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4 % change on previous year | -37.4 % change on previous year | 61.8 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 21.56 % change on previous year | 58.77 % change on previous year | 37.2 % change on previous year | Malta |
| 2010s | 9.57 % change on previous year | 50.72 % change on previous year | 41.15 % change on previous year | Malta |
| 2020s | 13.53 % change on previous year | 11.44 % change on previous year | 2.09 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Costa Rica or Malta?
- Malta, at 41.86 % change on previous year against 38.27 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Costa Rica and Malta?
- 3.59 % change on previous year, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th and Malta ranks 62nd of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.