Ireland vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Ireland
12,444 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Malta
64,096 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
5th
Malta rank
3rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Ireland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person against 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person in Ireland, a difference of 51,652 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Malta's figure about 5.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 5th and Malta ranks 3rd of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 224.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 224.8 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 371.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 110.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 260.58 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 8,071 BoP, current US$ per person | 13,961 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,889 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 9,830 BoP, current US$ per person | 18,959 BoP, current US$ per person | 9,128 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2020s | -923.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 74,659 BoP, current US$ per person | 75,583 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$), per capita, Ireland or Malta?
- Malta, at 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person against 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Ireland and Malta?
- 51,652 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malta?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Ireland ranks 5th and Malta ranks 3rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.