Lower middle income vs Malaysia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Lower middle income
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 96.92 % change on previous year against -30.1 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 127.02 % change on previous year.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 3.2 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.22 % change on previous year | 38.9 % change on previous year | 24.32 % change on previous year | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 20.66 % change on previous year | 20.82 % change on previous year | 0.1644 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 18.57 % change on previous year | 16.53 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 19.58 % change on previous year | 41.36 % change on previous year | 21.78 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 4.03 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 8.89 % change on previous year | 73.4 % change on previous year | 64.51 % 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$), annual, Lower middle income or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 96.92 % change on previous year against -30.1 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Lower middle income and Malaysia?
- 127.02 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malaysia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Malaysia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Lower middle income ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 26th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.