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

Malta
80.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
3rd
Singapore rank
4th

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

  • Malta
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 80.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Singapore, a difference of 9.06 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Singapore ahead.

Malta ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 4th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 97,996 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 97,996 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 321,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 321,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 130,474 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.61 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 17.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.54 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 30.15 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 60.34 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 30.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 126.78 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 81.79 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 44.99 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$), per, Malta or Singapore?
Malta, at 80.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Malta and Singapore?
9.06 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Singapore?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Malta and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Malta ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.