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

Malaysia
96.92 % change on previous year
in 2024
Netherlands
95.03 % change on previous year
in 2024
Malaysia rank
26th
Netherlands rank
27th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Netherlands
-2000200400600197119972024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 96.92 % change on previous year against 95.03 % change on previous year in Netherlands, a difference of 1.89 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Malaysia ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 35.29 % change on previous year 18.49 % change on previous year 16.8 % change on previous year Malaysia
1980s 20.82 % change on previous year 24.64 % change on previous year 3.81 % change on previous year Netherlands
1990s 16.53 % change on previous year 32.64 % change on previous year 16.11 % change on previous year Netherlands
2000s 41.36 % change on previous year 70.39 % change on previous year 29.03 % change on previous year Netherlands
2010s 1.85 % change on previous year 45.35 % change on previous year 43.5 % change on previous year Netherlands
2020s 103.57 % change on previous year 45.79 % change on previous year 57.78 % 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$), annual, Malaysia or Netherlands?
Malaysia, at 96.92 % change on previous year against 95.03 % change on previous year in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Malaysia and Netherlands?
1.89 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Netherlands?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Netherlands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Malaysia ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.