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
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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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Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 8,826 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.