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
050.0k100.0k150.0k197119972024

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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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.