Bangladesh vs Malaysia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
0.0231 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0263 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
60th
Malaysia rank
59th

Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Malaysia
00.020.040.06199020062023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0263 million USD per square kilometre against 0.0231 million USD per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 59th of 174 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre 0.0147 million USD per square kilometre 0.0133 million USD per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre 0.0123 million USD per square kilometre 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.0151 million USD per square kilometre 0.0304 million USD per square kilometre 0.0152 million USD per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 0.0229 million USD per square kilometre 0.0311 million USD per square kilometre 0.0082 million USD per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.0263 million USD per square kilometre against 0.0231 million USD per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Malaysia?
0.0032 million USD per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malaysia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Malaysia rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 59th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre
Unit
million USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
175 places, 5,645 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total FDI inflows — Value 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.