Malta vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Malta
64,096 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Singapore
15,415 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malta rank
3rd
Singapore rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Malta
- Singapore
How they compare
Malta currently reports 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person against 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person in Singapore, a difference of 48,681 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Malta's figure about 4.2 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Singapore ahead.
Malta ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 4th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.27 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.16 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 110.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,421 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,310 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 13,961 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,580 BoP, current US$ per person | 10,381 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 18,959 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,809 BoP, current US$ per person | 11,150 BoP, current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 74,659 BoP, current US$ per person | 10,434 BoP, current US$ per person | 64,226 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$), per capita, Malta or Singapore?
- Malta, at 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person against 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Malta and Singapore?
- 48,681 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Singapore?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Malta ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 4th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.