Bulgaria vs Malaysia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Bulgaria
3.7%
in 2025
Malaysia
3.7%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
60th
Malaysia rank
62nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Malaysia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.7% against 3.7% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malaysia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 62nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 3.2% | 3.2% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 5.8% | 4.0% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 3.0% | 10.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.4% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Bulgaria or Malaysia?
- Bulgaria, at 3.7% against 3.7% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Bulgaria and Malaysia?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malaysia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Malaysia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 62nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.