How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malta?

28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs Malta: International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … unit

Hong Kong

18.08 US dollar per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Malta

29.02 US dollar per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Hong Kong rank

5th

Malta rank

3rd

International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … unit over time

Hong Kong
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 29.02 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 18.08 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Hong Kong, a difference of 10.94 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.6 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Malta ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 5th and Malta ranks 3rd of 169 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1352 US dollar per US$ of GDP	2.06 US dollar per US$ of GDP	1.92 US dollar per US$ of GDP	Malta
2000s	9.16 US dollar per US$ of GDP	7.94 US dollar per US$ of GDP	1.23 US dollar per US$ of GDP	Hong Kong
2010s	14.18 US dollar per US$ of GDP	27.33 US dollar per US$ of GDP	13.16 US dollar per US$ of GDP	Malta
2020s	17.03 US dollar per US$ of GDP	34.76 US dollar per US$ of GDP	17.73 US dollar per US$ of GDP	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per, Hong Kong or Malta?: Malta, at 29.02 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 18.08 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Hong Kong as of 2024.
What is the difference in international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per between Hong Kong and Malta?: 10.94 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malta?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Malta rank globally for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per?: Hong Kong ranks 5th and Malta ranks 3rd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hong Kong vs Malta: International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 12 October 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/international-investment-position-assets-positions-us-dollar-per-unit-of-gdp/hong-kong-sar-china/malta/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/international-investment-position-assets-positions-us-dollar-per-unit-of-gdp/hong-kong-sar-china/malta/">Hong Kong vs Malta: International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit: US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 169 places, 4,284 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 02 October 2026

International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.