Cayman Islands vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Cayman Islands
4.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
80.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
6th
Malta rank
3rd

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

  • Cayman Islands
  • Malta
0100.0M200.0M300.0M197119972023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 80.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cayman Islands, a difference of 75.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 17.6 times Cayman Islands's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 6th and Malta ranks 3rd of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 56,036 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 56,036 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
1980s 124,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 124,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
1990s 5.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 130,474 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2000s 21.38 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.70 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2010s 78.35 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 30.15 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 48.20 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2020s -4.04 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 126.78 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 130.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Cayman Islands or Malta?
Malta, at 80.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cayman Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Cayman Islands and Malta?
75.75 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Malta?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Cayman Islands and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Cayman Islands ranks 6th and Malta ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.