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

Chile
25,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
24,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Chile rank
68th
Malaysia rank
71st

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

  • Chile
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 25,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 24,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 1,771 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Chile ranks 68th and Malaysia ranks 71st of 200 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 65.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 992.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 927.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 647.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,936 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,289 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 4,367 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,574 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,208 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 9,807 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,241 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,434 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 23,633 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32,559 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,926 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 21,746 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 35,954 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,207 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Chile or Malaysia?
Chile, at 25,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 24,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Chile and Malaysia?
1,771 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malaysia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Chile and Malaysia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Chile ranks 68th and Malaysia ranks 71st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.