Korea vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Korea
41.23 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Malta
36.46 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Korea rank
15th
Malta rank
16th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

  • Korea
  • Malta
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B197119982025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ against 36.46 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta, a difference of 4.77 billion BoP, current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 15th and Malta ranks 16th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 10.60 million BoP, current US$ 0 BoP, current US$ 10.60 million BoP, current US$ Korea
1980s 442.40 million BoP, current US$ 0 BoP, current US$ 442.40 million BoP, current US$ Korea
1990s 2.96 billion BoP, current US$ 41.75 million BoP, current US$ 2.91 billion BoP, current US$ Korea
2000s 10.29 billion BoP, current US$ 5.66 billion BoP, current US$ 4.63 billion BoP, current US$ Korea
2010s 30.59 billion BoP, current US$ 9.65 billion BoP, current US$ 20.94 billion BoP, current US$ Korea
2020s 49.71 billion BoP, current US$ 39.75 billion BoP, current US$ 9.96 billion BoP, current US$ Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Korea or Malta?
Korea, at 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ against 36.46 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Korea and Malta?
4.77 billion BoP, current US$, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malta?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Korea and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Korea ranks 15th and Malta ranks 16th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.