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$), gaps filled over time
- Korea
- Malaysia
How they compare
Korea currently reports 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.