IDA total vs Malaysia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows
Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time
- IDA total
- Malaysia
How they compare
IDA total currently reports 26.71 billion BoP, current US$ against 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ in Malaysia, a difference of 11.12 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes IDA total's figure about 1.7 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 45 groups.
IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 899.07 million BoP, current US$ | 326.19 million BoP, current US$ | 572.88 million BoP, current US$ | IDA total |
| 1980s | 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 964.74 million BoP, current US$ | 317.95 million BoP, current US$ | IDA total |
| 1990s | 4.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 217.13 million BoP, current US$ | IDA total |
| 2000s | 20.78 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 16.43 billion BoP, current US$ | IDA total |
| 2010s | 48.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 37.58 billion BoP, current US$ | IDA total |
| 2020s | 50.33 billion BoP, current US$ | 12.57 billion BoP, current US$ | 37.76 billion BoP, current US$ | IDA total |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, IDA total or Malaysia?
- IDA total, at 26.71 billion BoP, current US$ against 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between IDA total and Malaysia?
- 11.12 billion BoP, current US$, with IDA total ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Malaysia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do IDA total and Malaysia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- IDA total ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.