East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
16,179 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
80.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
4th
Malta rank
3rd

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Malta
0100.0M200.0M197119972023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 80.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,179 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 80.30 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 4,964.6 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malta ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th and Malta ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1334 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.1334 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 43.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 43.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 331.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 130,474 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 130,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2000s 1,852 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2010s 9,506 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 30.15 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 30.14 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2020s 14,284 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 126.78 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 126.77 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$), per, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Malta?
Malta, at 80.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,179 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malta?
80.30 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malta?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th and Malta ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.