Malawi vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Malawi
20.57 % change on previous year
in 2024
Singapore
17.78 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
77th
Singapore rank
79th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Malawi
- Singapore
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 20.57 % change on previous year against 17.78 % change on previous year in Singapore, a difference of 2.79 % change on previous year.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Singapore ahead.
Malawi ranks 77th and Singapore ranks 79th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.18 % change on previous year | 39.1 % change on previous year | 34.92 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 1980s | 159.26 % change on previous year | 16.98 % change on previous year | 142.27 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 88.96 % change on previous year | 44.8 % change on previous year | 44.15 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2000s | 11.1 % change on previous year | 8.33 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2010s | 65.56 % change on previous year | 22.59 % change on previous year | 42.97 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2020s | 77.93 % change on previous year | 10.01 % change on previous year | 67.92 % 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$), annual, Malawi or Singapore?
- Malawi, at 20.57 % change on previous year against 17.78 % change on previous year in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Malawi and Singapore?
- 2.79 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Singapore?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Malawi ranks 77th and Singapore ranks 79th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.