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

Bahamas
22,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
24,244 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahamas rank
43rd
Malaysia rank
40th

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

  • Bahamas
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 24,244 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 22,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Bahamas, a difference of 1,731 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 14 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Malaysia ahead.

Bahamas ranks 43rd and Malaysia ranks 40th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
1980s -142.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 720.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 862.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 10.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,574 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,563 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 20,743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,022 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,721 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahamas
2010s 46,943 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,330 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,612 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahamas
2020s 14,594 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27,285 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Bahamas or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 24,244 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 22,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Bahamas and Malaysia?
1,731 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Malaysia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Malaysia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Bahamas ranks 43rd and Malaysia ranks 40th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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