Ireland vs Malta: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Ireland
0.5532 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malta
0.596 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Ireland rank
131st
Malta rank
129th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Ireland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.596 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.5532 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ireland, a difference of 0.0428 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 131st and Malta ranks 129th of 186 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2183 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6302 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4119 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.3449 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9027 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5578 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.5188 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6767 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1579 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Ireland or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.596 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.5532 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Ireland and Malta?
- 0.0428 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malta?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Malta rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Ireland ranks 131st and Malta ranks 129th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.