Malta vs Spain: Direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, Debt instruments

Malta
111.22 billion US dollar
in 2024
Spain
137.29 billion US dollar
in 2025
Malta rank
11th
Spain rank
9th

Direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, Debt instruments over time

  • Malta
  • Spain
050.0B100.0B150.0B199320092025

How they compare

Spain currently reports 137.29 billion US dollar against 111.22 billion US dollar in Malta, a difference of 26.08 billion US dollar.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Spain ahead.

Malta ranks 11th and Spain ranks 9th of 133 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 60.58 million US dollar 4.01 billion US dollar 3.95 billion US dollar Spain
2010s 52.15 billion US dollar 57.29 billion US dollar 5.14 billion US dollar Spain
2020s 108.10 billion US dollar 110.61 billion US dollar 2.51 billion US dollar Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, debt instruments, Malta or Spain?
Spain, at 137.29 billion US dollar against 111.22 billion US dollar in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, debt instruments between Malta and Spain?
26.08 billion US dollar, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Malta and Spain rank globally for direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, debt instruments?
Malta ranks 11th and Spain ranks 9th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malta vs Spain: Direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, Debt instruments. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://debt.statizoid.com/compare/direct-investor-in-direct-invesment-enterprises-debt-instruments-assets-positions-us/malta/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://debt.statizoid.com/compare/direct-investor-in-direct-invesment-enterprises-debt-instruments-assets-positions-us/malta/spain/">Malta vs Spain: Direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, Debt instruments</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar)
Unit
US dollar
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
136 places, 2,668 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.