Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Malta
Malta: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate was -3.05 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Malta, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Malta stood at -3.05 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 88.2% on the previous year and up 84.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Malta peaked at 592.16 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -266.94 % change on previous year, in 2002.
Malta ranks 96th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 65.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -51.06 % change on previous year | -178.0% |
| 1993 | 104.79 % change on previous year | -305.2% |
| 1994 | 114.08 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 1995 | -25.99 % change on previous year | -122.8% |
| 1996 | 128.9 % change on previous year | -595.9% |
| 1997 | -70.31 % change on previous year | -154.5% |
| 1998 | 236.17 % change on previous year | -435.9% |
| 1999 | 214.87 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 2000 | -26.59 % change on previous year | -112.4% |
| 2001 | -60.21 % change on previous year | +126.5% |
| 2002 | -266.94 % change on previous year | +343.3% |
| 2003 | 295.77 % change on previous year | -210.8% |
| 2004 | -63.14 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 2005 | 68.21 % change on previous year | -208.0% |
| 2006 | 162.77 % change on previous year | +138.6% |
| 2007 | -51.16 % change on previous year | -131.4% |
| 2008 | -14.54 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 2010 | 118.26 % change on previous year | -913.3% |
| 2012 | -31.32 % change on previous year | -126.5% |
| 2013 | -19.9 % change on previous year | -36.5% |
| 2014 | -7.51 % change on previous year | -62.3% |
| 2015 | -49.19 % change on previous year | +555.2% |
| 2016 | -20.51 % change on previous year | -58.3% |
| 2017 | -19.14 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 8.88 % change on previous year | -146.4% |
| 2019 | -4.78 % change on previous year | -153.8% |
| 2020 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -164.5% |
| 2021 | 592.16 % change on previous year | +19122.9% |
| 2022 | -25.76 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
| 2023 | -3.05 % change on previous year | -88.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's -3.05 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -5.47 % change on previous year, 56% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Malta's -3.05 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -7.03 % change on previous year, 43% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +19122.9% | 3.08 % change on previous year | 592.16 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.65 % change on previous year | -70.31 % change on previous year | 236.17 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.91 % change on previous year | -266.94 % change on previous year | 295.77 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -2.8 % change on previous year | -49.19 % change on previous year | 118.26 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 141.61 % change on previous year | -25.76 % change on previous year | 592.16 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 93 Tunisia -0.7128 % change on previous year compare
- 94 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -2.09 % change on previous year compare
- 95 Colombia -2.96 % change on previous year compare
- 97 Somalia -3.49 % change on previous year compare
- 98 Antigua and Barbuda -4.29 % change on previous year compare
- 99 Mozambique -4.35 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 36.46 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 1.46 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 42.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 73.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Malta?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Malta was -3.05 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 592.16 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -266.94 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Malta rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate?
- Malta ranks 96th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.