Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Malaysia
0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia rank
13th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
10th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 3.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Malaysia ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th of 191 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Malaysia, at 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Malaysia ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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