Latin America & Caribbean vs Malaysia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Latin America & Caribbean
-27.55 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malaysia
96.92 % change on previous year
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
25th
Malaysia rank
26th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Malaysia
0200400197119982025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 96.92 % change on previous year against -27.55 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 124.47 % change on previous year.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 3.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 26th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 26.29 % change on previous year 35.29 % change on previous year 9.01 % change on previous year Malaysia
1980s 7.82 % change on previous year 20.82 % change on previous year 13.01 % change on previous year Malaysia
1990s 32.2 % change on previous year 16.53 % change on previous year 15.67 % change on previous year Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 9.66 % change on previous year 41.36 % change on previous year 31.7 % change on previous year Malaysia
2010s -0.1873 % change on previous year 1.85 % change on previous year 2.04 % change on previous year Malaysia
2020s 6.24 % change on previous year 73.4 % change on previous year 67.15 % change on previous year Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Latin America & Caribbean or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 96.92 % change on previous year against -27.55 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia?
124.47 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 11,445 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.