Malaysia vs Turkmenistan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Malaysia
3.7%
in 2024
Turkmenistan
3.7%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
62nd
Turkmenistan rank
61st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Malaysia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 3.7% against 3.7% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 62nd and Turkmenistan ranks 61st of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.0% | 1.6% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 7.3% | 4.3% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 8.7% | 5.2% | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 4.0% | 0.8% | Turkmenistan |
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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 3.7% against 3.7% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Malaysia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Turkmenistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Turkmenistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 62nd and Turkmenistan ranks 61st 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.