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

Malta
80.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
24,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
3rd
North America rank
3rd

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

  • Malta
  • North America
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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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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.