Gabon vs Malaysia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Gabon
450.8 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Malaysia
438.53 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Gabon rank
64th
Malaysia rank
65th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Gabon
  • Malaysia
-2000200400600800197019972024

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 450.8 BoP, current US$ per person against 438.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Malaysia, a difference of 12.27 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Gabon ranks 64th and Malaysia ranks 65th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 71.5 BoP, current US$ per person 27.89 BoP, current US$ per person 43.62 BoP, current US$ per person Gabon
1980s 78.02 BoP, current US$ per person 65.13 BoP, current US$ per person 12.89 BoP, current US$ per person Gabon
1990s -39.19 BoP, current US$ per person 206.39 BoP, current US$ per person 245.58 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia
2000s 207.02 BoP, current US$ per person 168.24 BoP, current US$ per person 38.79 BoP, current US$ per person Gabon
2010s 463.97 BoP, current US$ per person 347.35 BoP, current US$ per person 116.62 BoP, current US$ per person Gabon
2020s 550.16 BoP, current US$ per person 361.48 BoP, current US$ per person 188.68 BoP, current US$ per person Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Gabon or Malaysia?
Gabon, at 450.8 BoP, current US$ per person against 438.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Gabon and Malaysia?
12.27 BoP, current US$ per person, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malaysia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Malaysia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Gabon ranks 64th and Malaysia ranks 65th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.