Malta vs OECD members: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Malta
1.46 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
OECD members
0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
OECD members rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Malta
- OECD members
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.46 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members, a difference of 1.44 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malta's figure about 96.7 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was OECD members ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and OECD members ranks 4th of 191 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and OECD members in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | OECD members |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | OECD members |
| 1990s | 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | OECD members |
| 2000s | 0.7859 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7496 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.509 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4824 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2020s | 2 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 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$), per unit, Malta or OECD members?
- Malta, at 1.46 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Malta and OECD members?
- 1.44 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and OECD members?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Malta and OECD members rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Malta ranks 1st and OECD members ranks 4th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.