Madagascar vs Malawi: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Madagascar
16.69 % change on previous year
in 2024
Malawi
20.57 % change on previous year
in 2024
Madagascar rank
80th
Malawi rank
77th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
-50005001.0k197119972024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 20.57 % change on previous year against 16.69 % change on previous year in Madagascar, a difference of 3.88 % change on previous year.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malawi ahead.

Madagascar ranks 80th and Malawi ranks 77th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s -77.7 % change on previous year 4.05 % change on previous year 81.75 % change on previous year Malawi
1980s 67.07 % change on previous year 307.2 % change on previous year 240.13 % change on previous year Malawi
1990s 38.2 % change on previous year 88.96 % change on previous year 50.76 % change on previous year Malawi
2000s 90.33 % change on previous year 11.1 % change on previous year 79.23 % change on previous year Madagascar
2010s -2.92 % change on previous year 65.56 % change on previous year 68.48 % change on previous year Malawi
2020s 6.78 % change on previous year 77.93 % change on previous year 71.15 % change on previous year Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Madagascar or Malawi?
Malawi, at 20.57 % change on previous year against 16.69 % change on previous year in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Madagascar and Malawi?
3.88 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Madagascar ranks 80th and Malawi ranks 77th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.