Argentina vs Malaysia: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Argentina
96.62 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malaysia
101.46 % change on previous year
in 2023
Argentina rank
22nd
Malaysia rank
19th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Argentina
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 101.46 % change on previous year against 96.62 % change on previous year in Argentina, a difference of 4.84 % change on previous year.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Malaysia ahead.
Argentina ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 19th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -42.67 % change on previous year | -18.94 % change on previous year | 23.73 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1980s | -28.19 % change on previous year | -15.33 % change on previous year | 12.86 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1990s | -56.31 % change on previous year | -9.96 % change on previous year | 46.36 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2000s | -14.11 % change on previous year | -3.48 % change on previous year | 10.63 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2010s | -86.47 % change on previous year | -43.7 % change on previous year | 42.77 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2020s | -58.11 % change on previous year | -166.64 % change on previous year | 108.53 % change on previous year | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Argentina or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 101.46 % change on previous year against 96.62 % change on previous year in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Argentina and Malaysia?
- 4.84 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malaysia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Malaysia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Argentina ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 19th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.