Malta vs Southern Africa: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- Malta
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Malta currently reports 17,204 million USD against 7,419 million USD in Southern Africa, a difference of 9,785 million USD.
That makes Malta's figure about 2.3 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Southern Africa ahead.
Malta ranks 24th and Southern Africa ranks 25th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Southern Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 303.8 million USD | 1,322 million USD | 1,018 million USD | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | -97.54 million USD | 5,513 million USD | 5,610 million USD | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 7,399 million USD | 4,467 million USD | 2,932 million USD | Malta |
| 2020s | 15,577 million USD | 13,656 million USD | 1,921 million USD | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, Malta or Southern Africa?
- Malta, at 17,204 million USD against 7,419 million USD in Southern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices between Malta and Southern Africa?
- 9,785 million USD, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Southern Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Southern Africa rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Malta ranks 24th and Southern Africa ranks 25th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.