European Union vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
European Union
466.35 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malta
64,096 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
European Union rank
6th
Malta rank
3rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- European Union
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person against 466.35 BoP, current US$ per person in European Union, a difference of 63,630 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Malta's figure about 137.4 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 6th and Malta ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.25 BoP, current US$ per person | European Union |
| 1980s | 69.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 69.01 BoP, current US$ per person | European Union |
| 1990s | 405.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 110.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 294.76 BoP, current US$ per person | European Union |
| 2000s | 1,732 BoP, current US$ per person | 13,961 BoP, current US$ per person | 12,229 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 1,577 BoP, current US$ per person | 18,959 BoP, current US$ per person | 17,381 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 908.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 74,659 BoP, current US$ per person | 73,751 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, European Union or Malta?
- Malta, at 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person against 466.35 BoP, current US$ per person in European Union as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between European Union and Malta?
- 63,630 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Malta?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do European Union and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- European Union ranks 6th and Malta ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.