Korea vs Malaysia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Korea
15.80 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Malaysia
15.59 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Korea rank
27th
Malaysia rank
28th

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

  • Korea
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ against 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ in Malaysia, a difference of 210.90 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Korea ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 105.20 million BoP, current US$ 326.19 million BoP, current US$ 220.99 million BoP, current US$ Malaysia
1980s 528.98 million BoP, current US$ 964.74 million BoP, current US$ 435.76 million BoP, current US$ Malaysia
1990s 3.08 billion BoP, current US$ 4.13 billion BoP, current US$ 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ Malaysia
2000s 9.57 billion BoP, current US$ 4.35 billion BoP, current US$ 5.21 billion BoP, current US$ Korea
2010s 10.67 billion BoP, current US$ 10.70 billion BoP, current US$ 22.71 million BoP, current US$ Malaysia
2020s 17.55 billion BoP, current US$ 12.57 billion BoP, current US$ 4.99 billion BoP, current US$ Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Korea or Malaysia?
Korea, at 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ against 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Korea and Malaysia?
210.90 million BoP, current US$, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malaysia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Korea and Malaysia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Korea ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.