Lower middle income vs Malaysia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Lower middle income
- Malaysia
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 39.97 billion BoP, current US$ against 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ in Malaysia, a difference of 26.94 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 3.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.98 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 33.98 million BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 224.81 million BoP, current US$ | 236.70 million BoP, current US$ | 11.89 million BoP, current US$ | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 961.53 million BoP, current US$ | 1.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 541.20 million BoP, current US$ | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 10.95 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.26 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.68 billion BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 17.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 11.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.38 billion BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 22.20 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.78 billion BoP, current US$ | 12.42 billion BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Lower middle income or Malaysia?
- Lower middle income, at 39.97 billion BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps between Lower middle income and Malaysia?
- 26.94 billion BoP, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malaysia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Malaysia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Lower middle income ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 24th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.