Malaysia vs Norway: Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time
- Malaysia
- Norway
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 8,653 million USD against 7,960 million USD in Norway, a difference of 693 million USD.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 34th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,816 million USD | 2,529 million USD | 2,287 million USD | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 4,057 million USD | 5,603 million USD | 1,546 million USD | Norway |
| 2010s | 9,974 million USD | 4,266 million USD | 5,707 million USD | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 10,231 million USD | 3,056 million USD | 7,175 million USD | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Malaysia or Norway?
- Malaysia, at 8,653 million USD against 7,960 million USD in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Malaysia and Norway?
- 693 million USD, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Norway?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Norway rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Malaysia ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 34th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.