Malta: Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Malta's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) rose US$2.61 billion on 2023 (from US$1 billion to US$3.61 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$33.37 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.77 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$3.78 billion in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was US$4.63 billion in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 21% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Malta had the 1st highest value of the 16 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Malta in the 2024 ranking

• Bahrain — 2nd of 16: US$3.41 billion
• Mauritius — 3rd of 16: US$3.16 billion
• Burkina Faso — 4th of 16: US$38.23 million

What this measures

Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Limitations: Portfolio investors typically have less of a role in the decision making of the enterprise with potentially important implications for future flows and for the volatility of the price and volume of positions. Portfolio investment differs from other investment in that it provides a direct way to access financial markets, and thus it can provide liquidity and flexibility. It is associated with financial markets and with their specialized service providers, such as exchanges, dealers, and regulators. The nature of financial derivatives as instruments through which risk is traded in its own right in financial markets sets them apart from other types of investment.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 54 values

Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Bahrain — US$3.41 billion (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — −US$58.5 million (2025)
• Iraq — US$900,000 (2025)
• Israel — US$4.91 billion (2025)
• Jordan — −US$82.96 million (2024)
• Kuwait — US$3.56 billion (2025)
• Lebanon — US$76.07 million (2023)
• Morocco — −US$398.9 million (2025)
• Oman — US$192.72 million (2025)
• Pakistan — −US$358 million (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Malta

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$1.54 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$1.49 billion (2025)
• Other manufacturing (% of value added in manufacturing) — 46.54% (2023)
• Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing) — 1.23% (2023)
• Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing) — 6.47% (2023)
• Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing) — 30.86% (2023)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$14.36 billion (2025)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — 51.71% (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Malta's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)?

US$3.61 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does Malta rank?

1st highest of 16 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) unusual for Malta?

In 2024, Malta's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) rose US$2.61 billion on 2023 (from US$1 billion to US$3.61 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$33.37 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.77 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.PEF.TOTL.CD.WD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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