Malaysia vs New Zealand: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Malaysia
96.92 % change on previous year
in 2024
New Zealand
104.98 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malaysia rank
26th
New Zealand rank
23rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 104.98 % change on previous year against 96.92 % change on previous year in Malaysia, a difference of 8.06 % change on previous year.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.29 % change on previous year | 21.39 % change on previous year | 13.91 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 20.82 % change on previous year | 21.12 % change on previous year | 0.3023 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 16.53 % change on previous year | 31.7 % change on previous year | 15.17 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 41.36 % change on previous year | 74.79 % change on previous year | 33.43 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2010s | -2 % change on previous year | 57.63 % change on previous year | 59.64 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 73.4 % change on previous year | 7.27 % change on previous year | 66.13 % 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$), annual, Malaysia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 104.98 % change on previous year against 96.92 % change on previous year in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Malaysia and New Zealand?
- 8.06 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and New Zealand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Malaysia ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.