Italy vs Malaysia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Italy
22.90 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Malaysia
13.04 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Italy rank
22nd
Malaysia rank
24th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

  • Italy
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ against 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ in Malaysia, a difference of 9.87 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.8 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 24th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 327.43 million BoP, current US$ 0 BoP, current US$ 327.43 million BoP, current US$ Italy
1980s 2.01 billion BoP, current US$ 236.70 million BoP, current US$ 1.77 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
1990s 7.06 billion BoP, current US$ 1.50 billion BoP, current US$ 5.56 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
2000s 36.81 billion BoP, current US$ 5.26 billion BoP, current US$ 31.55 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
2010s 24.71 billion BoP, current US$ 11.94 billion BoP, current US$ 12.78 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
2020s 37.30 billion BoP, current US$ 9.78 billion BoP, current US$ 27.52 billion BoP, current US$ Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Italy or Malaysia?
Italy, at 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ against 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Italy and Malaysia?
9.87 billion BoP, current US$, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Italy and Malaysia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Italy ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 24th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.