Cyprus vs Malaysia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Cyprus
3.8%
in 2025
Malaysia
3.1%
in 2024
Cyprus rank
9th
Malaysia rank
11th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Cyprus
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 3.8% against 3.1% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Malaysia ahead.
Cyprus ranks 9th and Malaysia ranks 11th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.8% | 1.4% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 3.1% | 30.7% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 228.1% | 3.9% | 224.2% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | -127.2% | 2.5% | 129.7% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Cyprus or Malaysia?
- Cyprus, at 3.8% against 3.1% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Cyprus and Malaysia?
- 0.7%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Malaysia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Malaysia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Cyprus ranks 9th and Malaysia ranks 11th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.