Belize vs Malaysia: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Belize
100.92 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malaysia
101.46 % change on previous year
in 2023
Belize rank
20th
Malaysia rank
19th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Belize
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 101.46 % change on previous year against 100.92 % change on previous year in Belize, a difference of 0.54 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malaysia ahead.
Belize ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 19th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -82.17 % change on previous year | -29.2 % change on previous year | 52.97 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1990s | -34.53 % change on previous year | -9.96 % change on previous year | 24.58 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 14.21 % change on previous year | 12.61 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | Belize |
| 2010s | -24.69 % change on previous year | -43.7 % change on previous year | 19.01 % change on previous year | Belize |
| 2020s | 6.48 % change on previous year | -166.64 % change on previous year | 173.12 % change on previous year | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Belize or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 101.46 % change on previous year against 100.92 % change on previous year in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Belize and Malaysia?
- 0.54 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Malaysia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Malaysia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Belize ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 19th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), 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.