Lower middle income vs Malta: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- Lower middle income
- Malta
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 44.42 billion BoP, current US$ against 11.40 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta, a difference of 33.01 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 3.9 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malta ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 24th and Malta ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.32 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 23.32 million BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 224.81 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 224.81 million BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 961.53 million BoP, current US$ | 41.75 million BoP, current US$ | 919.78 million BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 10.95 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.66 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.29 billion BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 17.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.85 billion BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 24.85 billion BoP, current US$ | 35.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.17 billion BoP, current US$ | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, Lower middle income or Malta?
- Lower middle income, at 44.42 billion BoP, current US$ against 11.40 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between Lower middle income and Malta?
- 33.01 billion BoP, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malta?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Malta rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- Lower middle income ranks 24th and Malta ranks 25th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.