Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Malta
Malta: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 170.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Malta, 1970–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Malta is 170.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 56.4% on the previous year and up 12,869.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Malta peaked at 452.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -11.2%, in 2002.
That places Malta 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.6% | — |
| 1971 | 4.4% | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 1.5% | -65.4% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | +89.7% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | +18.1% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 3.0% | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -40.5% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | +31.8% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | +47.4% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -46.2% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | +24.4% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -28.8% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -27.4% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | +82.5% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | +20.7% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | -51.7% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +177.8% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -25.7% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | +142.8% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +109.0% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | -22.6% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | -55.8% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +122.9% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +101.2% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -44.4% |
| 2002 | -11.2% | -209.1% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | -250.6% |
| 2004 | 122.4% | +627.4% |
| 2005 | 341.0% | +178.7% |
| 2006 | 370.9% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 450.0% | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 161.8% | -64.1% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | -89.8% |
| 2010 | 101.6% | +516.8% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | -56.6% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -86.3% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -72.2% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +2348.3% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 299.8% | +1198.8% |
| 2018 | 452.2% | +50.8% |
| 2019 | 198.2% | -56.2% |
| 2020 | 191.9% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 433.6% | +125.9% |
| 2022 | 115.0% | -73.5% |
| 2023 | 108.7% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 170.1% | +56.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 1.2% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 149.7% | -11.2% | 450.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.7% | 1.3% | 452.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 203.9% | 108.7% | 433.6% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8233 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 39,444 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 10.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0042 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 198.9 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Malta?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Malta was 170.1% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 452.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.2% in 2002.
- How does Malta rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Malta ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12,869.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.