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

Macao
14.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
80.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao rank
5th
Malta rank
3rd

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

  • Macao
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 80.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 14.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Macao, a difference of 65.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 5.6 times Macao's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Malta ahead.

Macao ranks 5th and Malta ranks 3rd of 188 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 4.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19.59 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14.77 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2010s 27.25 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 30.15 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.90 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2020s 58.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 126.78 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 68.60 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$), per, Macao or Malta?
Malta, at 80.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 14.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Macao as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Macao and Malta?
65.93 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Malta?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Macao and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Macao ranks 5th and Malta ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.