Bahamas vs Malaysia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Bahamas
406.05 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Malaysia
366.69 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
34th
Malaysia rank
36th

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

  • Bahamas
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 406.05 BoP, current US$ per person against 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person in Malaysia, a difference of 39.36 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Malaysia ahead.

Bahamas ranks 34th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person
1980s -2.68 BoP, current US$ per person 15.87 BoP, current US$ per person 18.55 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia
1990s 0.3277 BoP, current US$ per person 72.64 BoP, current US$ per person 72.32 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia
2000s 596.37 BoP, current US$ per person 197.41 BoP, current US$ per person 398.96 BoP, current US$ per person Bahamas
2010s 1,232 BoP, current US$ per person 392.26 BoP, current US$ per person 839.45 BoP, current US$ per person Bahamas
2020s 374.91 BoP, current US$ per person 280.81 BoP, current US$ per person 94.09 BoP, current US$ per person Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Bahamas or Malaysia?
Bahamas, at 406.05 BoP, current US$ per person against 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Bahamas and Malaysia?
39.36 BoP, current US$ per person, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Malaysia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Malaysia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Bahamas ranks 34th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.