Indonesia vs Malawi: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Indonesia
0.5%
in 2025
Malawi
0.5%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
71st
Malawi rank
74th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Indonesia
- Malawi
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Malawi, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 71st and Malawi ranks 74th of 189 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | -0.1% | 0.7% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Indonesia or Malawi?
- Indonesia, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Indonesia and Malawi?
- 0.0%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Malawi rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Indonesia ranks 71st and Malawi ranks 74th 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.