Malta vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Malta
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ against 36.46 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta, a difference of 9.92 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Spain ahead.
Malta ranks 16th and Spain ranks 14th of 192 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 101.30 million BoP, current US$ | 101.30 million BoP, current US$ | Spain |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 566.58 million BoP, current US$ | 566.58 million BoP, current US$ | Spain |
| 1990s | 41.75 million BoP, current US$ | 11.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 11.18 billion BoP, current US$ | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.66 billion BoP, current US$ | 60.77 billion BoP, current US$ | 55.12 billion BoP, current US$ | Spain |
| 2010s | 9.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 41.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 31.49 billion BoP, current US$ | Spain |
| 2020s | 39.75 billion BoP, current US$ | 59.67 billion BoP, current US$ | 19.92 billion BoP, current US$ | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Malta or Spain?
- Spain, at 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps between Malta and Spain?
- 9.92 billion BoP, current US$, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Malta ranks 16th and Spain ranks 14th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.