Africa vs Malaysia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- Africa
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 7,666 million USD against 490.56 million USD in Africa, a difference of 7,175 million USD.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 15.6 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 29th of 30 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,014 million USD | 2,137 million USD | 877.11 million USD | Africa |
| 2000s | 4,835 million USD | 5,637 million USD | 801.84 million USD | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 8,482 million USD | 10,054 million USD | 1,572 million USD | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 4,316 million USD | 6,811 million USD | 2,494 million USD | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, Africa or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 7,666 million USD against 490.56 million USD in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices between Africa and Malaysia?
- 7,175 million USD, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Malaysia rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Africa ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 29th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. 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.