Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Malta
Malta: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 20,900 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$ in Malta is 20,900 million USD, measured in 2023.
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$ in Malta peaked at 28,662 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, -8,645 million USD, in 2009.
That places Malta 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Malta, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.79 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 76.98 million USD | +68.1% |
| 1992 | 39.54 million USD | -48.6% |
| 1993 | 69.48 million USD | +75.7% |
| 1994 | 155.83 million USD | +124.3% |
| 1995 | 129.29 million USD | -17.0% |
| 1996 | 293.01 million USD | +126.6% |
| 1997 | 82.01 million USD | -72.0% |
| 1998 | 277.25 million USD | +238.1% |
| 1999 | 856.63 million USD | +209.0% |
| 2000 | 581.56 million USD | -32.1% |
| 2001 | 235.23 million USD | -59.6% |
| 2002 | -418.68 million USD | -278.0% |
| 2003 | 959.78 million USD | -329.2% |
| 2004 | 395.44 million USD | -58.8% |
| 2005 | 675.89 million USD | +70.9% |
| 2006 | 1,840 million USD | +172.3% |
| 2007 | 1,006 million USD | -45.4% |
| 2008 | 943.41 million USD | -6.2% |
| 2009 | -8,645 million USD | -1016.3% |
| 2010 | 1,553 million USD | -118.0% |
| 2011 | 21,876 million USD | +1308.9% |
| 2012 | 14,184 million USD | -35.2% |
| 2013 | 12,008 million USD | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 11,358 million USD | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 5,028 million USD | -55.7% |
| 2016 | 4,066 million USD | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 3,429 million USD | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 3,971 million USD | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 3,667 million USD | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 3,921 million USD | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 28,662 million USD | +630.9% |
| 2022 | 19,916 million USD | -30.5% |
| 2023 | 20,900 million USD | +4.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 20,900 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,565 million USD, 4.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Malta's 20,900 million USD is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,095 million USD, 19.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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% | 1,553 million USD | 21,876 million USD |
| 2009 | -1016.3% | 943.41 million USD | -8,645 million USD |
| 2021 | +630.9% | 3,921 million USD | 28,662 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 202.58 million USD | 39.54 million USD | 856.63 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | -242.64 million USD | -8,645 million USD | 1,840 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,114 million USD | 1,553 million USD | 21,876 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,350 million USD | 3,921 million USD | 28,662 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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$), annual growth rate 8.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Malta?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Malta was 20,900 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 28,662 million USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -8,645 million USD in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Malta ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.