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

Italy
388.75 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malaysia
366.69 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Italy rank
35th
Malaysia rank
36th

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

  • Italy
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 388.75 BoP, current US$ per person against 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person in Malaysia, a difference of 22.06 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 18 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 36th 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 5.86 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 5.86 BoP, current US$ per person Italy
1980s 35.55 BoP, current US$ per person 15.87 BoP, current US$ per person 19.68 BoP, current US$ per person Italy
1990s 124.3 BoP, current US$ per person 72.64 BoP, current US$ per person 51.66 BoP, current US$ per person Italy
2000s 629.05 BoP, current US$ per person 197.41 BoP, current US$ per person 431.64 BoP, current US$ per person Italy
2010s 411.91 BoP, current US$ per person 392.26 BoP, current US$ per person 19.65 BoP, current US$ per person Italy
2020s 631.73 BoP, current US$ per person 280.81 BoP, current US$ per person 350.92 BoP, current US$ per person Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Italy or Malaysia?
Italy, at 388.75 BoP, current US$ per person against 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Italy and Malaysia?
22.06 BoP, current US$ per person, 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$), per capita?
Italy ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.