Malaysia vs Romania: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Malaysia
438.53 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Romania
492.84 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malaysia rank
65th
Romania rank
63rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Malaysia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 492.84 BoP, current US$ per person against 438.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Malaysia, a difference of 54.31 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 65th and Romania ranks 63rd of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 29.96 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 65.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 65.13 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 206.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 181.91 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 168.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 273.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 105.57 BoP, current US$ per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 347.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 241.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 106.16 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 361.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 447.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 86.05 BoP, current US$ per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Malaysia or Romania?
- Romania, at 492.84 BoP, current US$ per person against 438.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Malaysia and Romania?
- 54.31 BoP, current US$ per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Romania?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Romania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 65th and Romania ranks 63rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.