Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Malta
Malta: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 20,860 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Malta, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Malta is 20,860 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% on the previous year and up 683.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Malta peaked at 24,676 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7,523 million USD, in 2018.
Malta ranks 18th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Malta, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.8685 million USD | — |
| 1994 | 3.11 million USD | +257.7% |
| 1995 | 1.29 million USD | -58.5% |
| 1996 | 72.85 million USD | +5553.2% |
| 1997 | 33.84 million USD | -53.6% |
| 1998 | 21.26 million USD | -37.2% |
| 1999 | 58.33 million USD | +174.3% |
| 2000 | 20.03 million USD | -65.7% |
| 2001 | 8.74 million USD | -56.4% |
| 2002 | -26.23 million USD | -400.1% |
| 2003 | 544.78 million USD | -2176.9% |
| 2004 | 6.96 million USD | -98.7% |
| 2005 | 20.59 million USD | +195.9% |
| 2006 | 29.97 million USD | +45.6% |
| 2007 | 13.94 million USD | -53.5% |
| 2008 | 457.04 million USD | +3179.0% |
| 2009 | -7,059 million USD | -1644.4% |
| 2010 | 2,034 million USD | -128.8% |
| 2011 | 9,699 million USD | +376.7% |
| 2012 | 2,601 million USD | -73.2% |
| 2013 | 2,662 million USD | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 2,344 million USD | -11.9% |
| 2015 | -5,300 million USD | -326.1% |
| 2016 | -5,371 million USD | +1.3% |
| 2017 | -7,258 million USD | +35.1% |
| 2018 | -7,523 million USD | +3.7% |
| 2019 | -7,154 million USD | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 7,235 million USD | -201.1% |
| 2021 | 24,676 million USD | +241.1% |
| 2022 | 24,625 million USD | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 20,860 million USD | -15.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 20,860 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,178 million USD, 17.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malta's 20,860 million USD is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 124.2 million USD, 168.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +5553.2% | 1.29 million USD | 72.85 million USD |
| 2008 | +3179.0% | 13.94 million USD | 457.04 million USD |
| 2003 | +2176.9% | -26.23 million USD | 544.78 million USD |
| 2009 | -1644.4% | 457.04 million USD | -7,059 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.36 million USD | 0.8685 million USD | 72.85 million USD | 7 |
| 2000s | -598.28 million USD | -7,059 million USD | 544.78 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | -1,327 million USD | -7,523 million USD | 9,699 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,349 million USD | 7,235 million USD | 24,676 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 15 Russian Federation 29,110 million USD compare
- 16 China, Taiwan Province of 24,714 million USD compare
- 17 United Arab Emirates 22,328 million USD compare
- 19 Cayman Islands 20,422 million USD compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 16,071 million USD compare
- 21 Denmark 13,542 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Malta?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Malta was 20,860 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 24,676 million USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -7,523 million USD in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Malta ranks 18th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 683.6%. 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 outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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 outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.