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

Malaysia
0.2005 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United States
0.2138 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia rank
84th
United States rank
81st

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

  • Malaysia
  • United States
00.10.20.3197620002025

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.2138 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.2005 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0133 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States ahead.

Malaysia ranks 84th and United States ranks 81st of 169 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia United States Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1193 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1507 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0314 US dollar per US$ of GDP United States
1990s 0.0521 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1484 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0963 US dollar per US$ of GDP United States
2000s 0.1936 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.2629 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0693 US dollar per US$ of GDP United States
2010s 0.2154 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.2498 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0344 US dollar per US$ of GDP United States
2020s 0.2134 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.2088 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0045 US dollar per US$ of GDP Malaysia

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, Malaysia or United States?
United States, at 0.2138 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 Malaysia and United States?
0.0133 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
Malaysia ranks 84th and United States ranks 81st 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.