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

East Asia & Pacific
0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malta
1.46 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
3rd
Malta rank
1st

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 1.46 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 1.44 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malta's figure about 93.4 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 1st of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP East Asia & Pacific
1980s 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP East Asia & Pacific
1990s 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2000s 0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7859 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7705 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2010s 0.0213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.509 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4876 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2020s 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.98 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, East Asia & Pacific or Malta?
Malta, at 1.46 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between East Asia & Pacific and Malta?
1.44 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Malta?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.