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$), per square over time
- Chile
- Malaysia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 25,873 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.