Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Malaysia
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 20.95 billion BoP, current US$ against 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ in Malaysia, a difference of 5.36 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Malaysia ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 326.19 million BoP, current US$ | 497.72 million BoP, current US$ | 171.53 million BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 964.74 million BoP, current US$ | 986.11 million BoP, current US$ | 21.38 million BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 4.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.00 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 4.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 21.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 17.04 billion BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 10.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 17.77 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.07 billion BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 12.57 billion BoP, current US$ | 21.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 8.94 billion BoP, current US$ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 20.95 billion BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps filled between Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 5.36 billion BoP, current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Malaysia ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.