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$), per capita over time
- Italy
- Malaysia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 388.75 BoP, current US$ 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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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.