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$), per capita over time
- Malta
- North America
How they compare
Malta currently reports 64,096 BoP, current US$ 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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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.