Bangladesh vs Malawi: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Bangladesh
10.51 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malawi
11.91 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
164th
Malawi rank
162nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person against 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.4 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malawi ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 164th and Malawi ranks 162nd of 202 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0292 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.01 BoP, current US$ per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.0237 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9367 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9131 BoP, current US$ per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.433 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.764 BoP, current US$ per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.25 BoP, current US$ per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 12.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.96 BoP, current US$ per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 8.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.25 BoP, current US$ per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Bangladesh or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person against 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 1.4 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Malawi rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 164th and Malawi ranks 162nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.