Malta vs North America: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time
- Malta
- North America
How they compare
Malta currently reports 80.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 24,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 80.30 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 3,253.3 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was North America ahead.
Malta ranks 3rd and North America ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 710.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 710.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | North America |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | North America |
| 1990s | 130,474 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,857 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 123,618 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 17.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 17.66 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 30.15 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 19,742 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 30.13 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 126.78 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 23,611 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 126.76 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$), per, Malta or North America?
- Malta, at 80.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 24,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Malta and North America?
- 80.30 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North America?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Malta and North America rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Malta ranks 3rd and North America ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.