Malta vs North America: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Malta
64,096 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
North America
1,250 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malta rank
3rd
North America rank
1st

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

  • Malta
  • North America
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 62,846 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 51.3 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was North America ahead.

Malta ranks 3rd and North America ranks 1st of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and North America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta North America Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per person 53.26 BoP, current US$ per person 53.26 BoP, current US$ per person North America
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per person 92.05 BoP, current US$ per person 92.05 BoP, current US$ per person North America
1990s 110.89 BoP, current US$ per person 416.67 BoP, current US$ per person 305.77 BoP, current US$ per person North America
2000s 13,961 BoP, current US$ per person 927.28 BoP, current US$ per person 13,033 BoP, current US$ per person Malta
2010s 18,959 BoP, current US$ per person 1,011 BoP, current US$ per person 17,948 BoP, current US$ per person Malta
2020s 74,659 BoP, current US$ per person 1,127 BoP, current US$ per person 73,533 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$), per capita, Malta or North America?
Malta, at 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Malta and North America?
62,846 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Malta and North America rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Malta ranks 3rd and North America ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.