Malawi vs Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Malawi
-42.3 % change on previous year
in 2024
Thailand
-36.85 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
140th
Thailand rank
137th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports -36.85 % change on previous year against -42.3 % change on previous year in Malawi, a difference of 5.45 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Thailand ahead.
Malawi ranks 140th and Thailand ranks 137th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.31 % change on previous year | 24.83 % change on previous year | 0.5241 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 1980s | -393.16 % change on previous year | -159.01 % change on previous year | 234.15 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 1990s | -92.32 % change on previous year | -57.41 % change on previous year | 34.91 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 2000s | -112.02 % change on previous year | 4.53 % change on previous year | 116.55 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 2010s | 27.86 % change on previous year | -37.03 % change on previous year | 64.89 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2020s | 4.04 % change on previous year | -104.33 % change on previous year | 108.36 % change on previous year | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Malawi or Thailand?
- Thailand, at -36.85 % change on previous year against -42.3 % change on previous year in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Malawi and Thailand?
- 5.45 % change on previous year, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Thailand?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 140th and Thailand ranks 137th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), 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.