Australia vs Malaysia: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP

Australia
0.2031 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia
0.2005 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Australia rank
82nd
Malaysia rank
84th

Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • Malaysia
0.050.10.150.20.25198020022025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.2031 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.2005 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0026 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Malaysia ahead.

Australia ranks 82nd and Malaysia ranks 84th of 169 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0548 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1273 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0725 US dollar per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.057 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0521 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0049 US dollar per US$ of GDP Australia
2000s 0.1447 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1936 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0489 US dollar per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.2178 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.2154 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0024 US dollar per US$ of GDP Australia
2020s 0.217 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.2134 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0036 US dollar per US$ of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp, Australia or Malaysia?
Australia, at 0.2031 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.2005 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp between Australia and Malaysia?
0.0026 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 82nd and Malaysia ranks 84th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,354 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.