Malta vs South America: Total FDI outflows — Value US$
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ over time
- Malta
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 40,789 million USD against 20,860 million USD in Malta, a difference of 19,929 million USD.
That makes South America's figure about 2.0 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South America ahead.
Malta ranks 17th and South America ranks 16th of 168 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.36 million USD | 5,125 million USD | 5,098 million USD | South America |
| 2000s | -598.28 million USD | 13,004 million USD | 13,602 million USD | South America |
| 2010s | -1,327 million USD | 24,268 million USD | 25,595 million USD | South America |
| 2020s | 19,349 million USD | 32,889 million USD | 13,540 million USD | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, Malta or South America?
- South America, at 40,789 million USD against 20,860 million USD in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$ between Malta and South America?
- 19,929 million USD, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South America?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Malta and South America rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Malta ranks 17th and South America ranks 16th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.