Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 65.31 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Malta stood at 65.31 million USD per square kilometre.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 89.57 million USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, -27.02 million USD per square kilometre, in 2009.
Malta ranks 4th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1431 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2406 million USD per square kilometre | +68.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1236 million USD per square kilometre | -48.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2171 million USD per square kilometre | +75.7% |
| 1994 | 0.487 million USD per square kilometre | +124.3% |
| 1995 | 0.404 million USD per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9157 million USD per square kilometre | +126.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2563 million USD per square kilometre | -72.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8664 million USD per square kilometre | +238.1% |
| 1999 | 2.68 million USD per square kilometre | +209.0% |
| 2000 | 1.82 million USD per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7351 million USD per square kilometre | -59.6% |
| 2002 | -1.31 million USD per square kilometre | -278.0% |
| 2003 | 3 million USD per square kilometre | -329.2% |
| 2004 | 1.24 million USD per square kilometre | -58.8% |
| 2005 | 2.11 million USD per square kilometre | +70.9% |
| 2006 | 5.75 million USD per square kilometre | +172.3% |
| 2007 | 3.14 million USD per square kilometre | -45.4% |
| 2008 | 2.95 million USD per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2009 | -27.02 million USD per square kilometre | -1016.3% |
| 2010 | 4.85 million USD per square kilometre | -118.0% |
| 2011 | 68.36 million USD per square kilometre | +1308.9% |
| 2012 | 44.32 million USD per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 2013 | 37.52 million USD per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 35.49 million USD per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 15.71 million USD per square kilometre | -55.7% |
| 2016 | 12.71 million USD per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 10.72 million USD per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 12.41 million USD per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 11.46 million USD per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 12.25 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 89.57 million USD per square kilometre | +630.9% |
| 2022 | 62.24 million USD per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2023 | 65.31 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 65.31 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0659 million USD per square kilometre, 990.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Malta's 65.31 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre, 11136.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1308.9% | 4.85 million USD per square kilometre | 68.36 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2009 | -1016.3% | 2.95 million USD per square kilometre | -27.02 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +630.9% | 12.25 million USD per square kilometre | 89.57 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6331 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1236 million USD per square kilometre | 2.68 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7582 million USD per square kilometre | -27.02 million USD per square kilometre | 5.75 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.36 million USD per square kilometre | 4.85 million USD per square kilometre | 68.36 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.34 million USD per square kilometre | 12.25 million USD per square kilometre | 89.57 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 1 British Virgin Islands 265.93 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 2 Singapore 222.38 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 3 Cayman Islands 117.23 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bahrain 8.55 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bermuda 2.9 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 7 Maldives 2.56 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 611.63 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5772 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 446.61 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Malta was 65.31 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 89.57 million USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.02 million USD per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 4th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.