Denmark vs Malta: Total FDI outflows — Value US$

Denmark
13,542 million USD
in 2023
Malta
20,860 million USD
in 2023
Denmark rank
21st
Malta rank
18th

Total FDI outflows — Value US$ over time

  • Denmark
  • Malta
-10.0k010.0k20.0k30.0k199020062023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 20,860 million USD against 13,542 million USD in Denmark, a difference of 7,318 million USD.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.5 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 21st and Malta ranks 18th of 182 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 5,261 million USD 27.36 million USD 5,233 million USD Denmark
2000s 9,573 million USD -598.28 million USD 10,171 million USD Denmark
2010s 8,184 million USD -1,327 million USD 9,510 million USD Denmark
2020s 13,647 million USD 19,349 million USD 5,702 million USD Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, Denmark or Malta?
Malta, at 20,860 million USD against 13,542 million USD in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$ between Denmark and Malta?
7,318 million USD, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Malta?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Malta rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$?
Denmark ranks 21st and Malta ranks 18th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total FDI outflows — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
214 places, 6,077 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.