Malta vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net

Malta

-6.13 billion BoP, current US$

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

-5.60 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

Malta rank

175th

Saudi Arabia rank

173rd

Foreign direct investment, net over time

Malta
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports -5.60 billion BoP, current US$ against -6.13 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta, a difference of 528.05 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Globally, Malta ranks 175th and Saudi Arabia ranks 173rd of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit: BoP, current US$
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.