IDA total vs Malaysia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
IDA total
1.48 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malaysia
366.69 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
IDA total rank
35th
Malaysia rank
36th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- IDA total
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person in IDA total, a difference of 365.21 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 248.1 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per person | IDA total |
| 1980s | 0.2778 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.59 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.2248 BoP, current US$ per person | 72.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 72.42 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.6778 BoP, current US$ per person | 197.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 196.73 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 392.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 389.64 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 2.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 280.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 278.54 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, IDA total or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between IDA total and Malaysia?
- 365.21 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Malaysia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do IDA total and Malaysia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- IDA total ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.