Hong Kong, China vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Hong Kong, China
10,704 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Malta
64,096 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
6th
Malta rank
3rd

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Malta
050.0k100.0k150.0k197119972024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person against 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 53,392 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 6.0 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 6th and Malta ranks 3rd of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Malta Difference Ahead
1980s 210.91 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 210.91 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
1990s 2,674 BoP, current US$ per person 110.89 BoP, current US$ per person 2,563 BoP, current US$ per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 6,149 BoP, current US$ per person 13,961 BoP, current US$ per person 7,812 BoP, current US$ per person Malta
2010s 12,092 BoP, current US$ per person 18,959 BoP, current US$ per person 6,867 BoP, current US$ per person Malta
2020s 12,685 BoP, current US$ per person 74,659 BoP, current US$ per person 61,975 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$), per capita, Hong Kong, China or Malta?
Malta, at 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person against 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Hong Kong, China and Malta?
53,392 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Malta?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 6th and Malta ranks 3rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.