Lower middle income vs Malaysia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Lower middle income
-30.1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malaysia
96.92 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
26th
Malaysia rank
26th

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Malaysia
-2000200400197119982025

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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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.