Malaysia vs North Macedonia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Malaysia
3.7%
in 2024
North Macedonia
3.5%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
62nd
North Macedonia rank
64th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Malaysia
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 3.7% against 3.5% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 62nd and North Macedonia ranks 64th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and North Macedonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 1.3% | 3.5% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 5.5% | 2.6% | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.7% | 0.2% | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 4.3% | 1.1% | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Malaysia or North Macedonia?
- Malaysia, at 3.7% against 3.5% in North Macedonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Malaysia and North Macedonia?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and North Macedonia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and North Macedonia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 62nd and North Macedonia ranks 64th 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.