Malaysia vs Malta: Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt

Malaysia
22.88 billion
in 2024
Malta
18.37 billion
in 2024
Malaysia rank
24th
Malta rank
26th

Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt over time

  • Malaysia
  • Malta
5.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B30.0B200920162024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 22.88 billion against 18.37 billion in Malta, a difference of 4.50 billion.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Malta ahead.

Malaysia ranks 24th and Malta ranks 26th of 245 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 3.59 billion 4.80 billion 1.21 billion Malta
2010s 17.82 billion 11.79 billion 6.03 billion Malaysia
2020s 22.22 billion 22.15 billion 72.86 million Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), debt, Malaysia or Malta?
Malaysia, at 22.88 billion against 18.37 billion in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), debt between Malaysia and Malta?
4.50 billion, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Malta?
16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Malta rank globally for outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), debt?
Malaysia ranks 24th and Malta ranks 26th of 245 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
259 places, 4,144 data points, 2009–2024
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The Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy dataset is based on information collected through an IMF-led global initiative on direct investment positions statistics (the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey, or CDIS). The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the quality and availability of direct investment position statistics by immediate counterpart economy and to support the objective of developing from-whom-to-whom cross-border data on direct investment positions. The DIP dataset includes (i) inward foreign direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investor and (ii) outward direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investment. In most instances the database contains separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as separate data on financial companies and fellow enterprises. The DIP dataset also includes mirror data which show values for the corresponding indicators as derived from data reported by the counterpart economies (referred to as data derived using counterparty information). These data can offer insights into inward and outward positions for economies that do not participate in the CDIS and/or do not collect direct investment positions by country or in total. For economies that do participate, these data can be used to cross-check and verify estimates and may help identify data gaps or errors at the counterpart economy level.