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

Least developed countries
0.2287 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malaysia
366.69 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Least developed countries rank
39th
Malaysia rank
36th

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

  • Least developed countries
  • Malaysia
0200400600197119982025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.2287 BoP, current US$ per person in Least developed countries, a difference of 366.46 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1,603.5 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Least developed countries ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 39th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per person Least developed countries
1980s 0.2087 BoP, current US$ per person 15.87 BoP, current US$ per person 15.66 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia
1990s 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per person 72.64 BoP, current US$ per person 72.64 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia
2000s 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person 197.41 BoP, current US$ per person 196.3 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia
2010s 2.13 BoP, current US$ per person 392.26 BoP, current US$ per person 390.12 BoP, current US$ per person Malaysia
2020s 0.6862 BoP, current US$ per person 280.81 BoP, current US$ per person 280.13 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$), per capita, Least developed countries or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.2287 BoP, current US$ per person in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Least developed countries and Malaysia?
366.46 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Malaysia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries and Malaysia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Least developed countries ranks 39th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.