Foreign Direct Investment in Malta registered at €161.4 billion in 2016

As at the end of 2016, foreign direct investment in Malta was registered at €161.4 billion, an increase of €9.5 billion over the corresponding period the previous year.

Financial and insurance activities contributed €158.2 billion, which is 98% of the total stock of FDI in Malta during the period under review.

FDI flows in Malta went up by €3.4 billion during 2016, equivalent to a decrease of €0.8 billion over the corresponding flows in 2015. It is also a decrease of €7.6 billion since 2012

Direct investment abroad

In terms of stock position, as at December 2016, direct investment abroad by resident entities was recorded at €62.1 billion. Entities offering financial and insurance activities accounted for 99.5% of the total direct investment abroad.

During 2016, direct investment flows abroad decreased by €4.9 billion, compared to a fall of €4.7 billion during the previous year. This is mainly attributed to lower claims on direct investors by €5.6 billion.