Bangladesh vs Malaysia: Foreign aid and investments received

Bangladesh
5.29 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2024
Malaysia
4.78 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
16th
Malaysia rank
17th

Foreign aid and investments received over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Malaysia
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B200020122024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 5.29 billion millions of current united states dollars against 4.78 billion millions of current united states dollars in Malaysia, a difference of 507.29 million millions of current united states dollars.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 17th of 155 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.42 billion millions of current united states dollars 3.19 billion millions of current united states dollars 1.77 billion millions of current united states dollars Malaysia
2010s 3.50 billion millions of current united states dollars 5.75 billion millions of current united states dollars 2.25 billion millions of current united states dollars Malaysia
2020s 7.08 billion millions of current united states dollars 3.24 billion millions of current united states dollars 3.83 billion millions of current united states dollars Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid and investments received, Bangladesh or Malaysia?
Bangladesh, at 5.29 billion millions of current united states dollars against 4.78 billion millions of current united states dollars in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid and investments received between Bangladesh and Malaysia?
507.29 million millions of current united states dollars, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malaysia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Malaysia rank globally for foreign aid and investments received?
Bangladesh ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 17th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign aid and investments received
Unit
millions of current united states dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
155 places, 3,671 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars).