As at the end of 2017, the stock position of Foreign Direct Investment in Malta stood at €169.8 billion, while Direct Investment abroad amounted to €61.7 billion, the NSO said today.

In 2017, foreign direct investment in Malta was registered at €169.8 billion, an increase of €8.3 billion over the corresponding period the previous year.

Financial and insurance activities contributed €166.4 billion or 98.0 percent to the total stock of FDI in Malta during the period under review. During 2017, there was a net increase in FDI flows in Malta of €2.8 billion, equivalent to a decrease of €0.6 billion over the corresponding flows in 2016.

In terms of stock position, as at December 2017, direct investment abroad by resident entities was recorded at €61.7 billion. Entities offering financial and insurance activities accounted for 98.9 percent of the total direct investment abroad.

During 2017, direct investment flows abroad decreased by €6.3 billion, compared to a fall of €4.8 billion during the previous year. This is mainly attributed to lower claims on direct investors by g€7.0 billion.