Central Asia vs Malta: Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time
- Central Asia
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 20,900 million USD against 7,420 million USD in Central Asia, a difference of 13,480 million USD.
That makes Malta's figure about 2.8 times Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Central Asia ahead.
Central Asia ranks 19th and Malta ranks 23rd of 39 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central Asia averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central Asia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,254 million USD | 237.88 million USD | 1,016 million USD | Central Asia |
| 2000s | 12,111 million USD | -242.64 million USD | 12,353 million USD | Central Asia |
| 2010s | 13,130 million USD | 8,114 million USD | 5,017 million USD | Central Asia |
| 2020s | 8,087 million USD | 18,350 million USD | 10,263 million USD | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Central Asia or Malta?
- Malta, at 20,900 million USD against 7,420 million USD in Central Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Central Asia and Malta?
- 13,480 million USD, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Malta?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Central Asia and Malta rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Central Asia ranks 19th and Malta ranks 23rd of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. 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.