Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Malta
Malta: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 20,860 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Malta, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Malta stood at 20,860 million USD.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and up 683.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Malta peaked at 24,676 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7,523 million USD, in 2018.
Malta ranks 17th of 168 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$ 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$ 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
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0067 million USD compare
- 14 Russian Federation 29,110 million USD compare
- 14 Caribbean 66,510 million USD compare
- 15 China, Taiwan Province of 24,714 million USD compare
- 15 Timor-Leste -17 million USD compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 22,328 million USD compare
- 16 Viet Nam -950 million USD compare
- 18 Cayman Islands 20,422 million USD compare
- 19 Saudi Arabia 16,071 million USD compare
- 20 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 8.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Malta?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Malta was 20,860 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 24,676 million USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -7,523 million USD in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Malta ranks 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — 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.