Latin America & Caribbean vs Malaysia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Malaysia
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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About this data
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.