Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Malta's foreign direct investment stands at 14.36B as of 2025-12-31, down from 42.59B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (56 observations).
In 2025, Malta's foreign direct investment was 14.36B, down from 42.59B in 2024.
In 2024, Malta's foreign direct investment was 42.59B, up from 24.60B in 2023.
In 2023, Malta's foreign direct investment was 24.60B, up from 21.78B in 2022.
In 2022, Malta's foreign direct investment was 21.78B, down from 85.55B in 2021.
In 2021, Malta's foreign direct investment was 85.55B, up from 31.48B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.36B | -28.23B |
| 2024 | 42.59B | +17.98B |
| 2023 | 24.60B | +2.82B |
| 2022 | 21.78B | -63.77B |
| 2021 | 85.55B | +54.07B |
| 2020 | 31.48B | -897.32M |
| 2019 | 32.38B | -40.67B |
| 2018 | 73.05B | +30.59B |
| 2017 | 42.46B | +39.68B |
| 2016 | 2.78B | -864.67M |
| 2015 | 3.64B | +3.48B |
| 2014 | 155.88M | -354.18M |
| 2013 | 510.06M | -2.81B |
| 2012 | 3.32B | -4.48B |
| 2011 | 7.81B | -1.44B |
| 2010 | 9.24B | +7.80B |
| 2009 | 1.44B | -13.39B |
| 2008 | 14.84B | -20.75B |
| 2007 | 35.59B | +10.56B |
| 2006 | 25.04B | +3.23B |
| 2005 | 21.80B | +14.33B |
| 2004 | 7.47B | +6.56B |
| 2003 | 911.47M | +1.41B |
| 2002 | -497.80M | -914.69M |
| 2001 | 416.89M | -326.30M |
| 2000 | 743.19M | +76.15M |
| 1999 | 667.03M | +343.75M |
| 1998 | 323.28M | +186.29M |
| 1997 | 136.99M | -176.00M |
| 1996 | 313.00M | -79.19M |
| 1995 | 392.19M | +240.50M |
| 1994 | 151.69M | +95.25M |
| 1993 | 56.44M | -28.25M |
| 1992 | 84.69M | -5.34M |
| 1991 | 90.04M | +60.02M |
| 1990 | 30.02M | -21.63M |
| 1989 | 51.65M | +10.85M |
| 1988 | 40.80M | +21.41M |
| 1987 | 19.39M | -2.49M |
| 1986 | 21.88M | +2.91M |
| 1985 | 18.97M | -7.28M |
| 1984 | 26.25M | +1.73M |
| 1983 | 24.51M | +3.64M |
| 1982 | 20.87M | -18.18M |
| 1981 | 39.05M | +12.41M |
| 1980 | 26.63M | +10.45M |
| 1979 | 16.18M | -5.36M |
| 1978 | 21.54M | +3.07M |
| 1977 | 18.47M | +4.36M |
| 1976 | 14.11M | -1.74M |
| 1975 | 15.85M | +5.22M |
| 1974 | 10.64M | +5.48M |
| 1973 | 5.15M | +696,691 |
| 1972 | 4.46M | -7.09M |
| 1971 | 11.54M | -55,139 |
| 1970 | 11.60M | — |
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Malta's foreign direct investment is 14.36B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 42.59B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 85.55B (2021); the lowest is -497.80M (2002), across data from 1970 to 2025.
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