Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Malaysia
Malaysia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Malaysia, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.7% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Malaysia peaked at 18.11 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$, in 1974.
Malaysia ranks 24th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 201.11 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 292.95 million BoP, current US$ | +45.7% |
| 1982 | 260.08 million BoP, current US$ | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 225.78 million BoP, current US$ | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 242.44 million BoP, current US$ | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 209.78 million BoP, current US$ | -13.5% |
| 1986 | 248.93 million BoP, current US$ | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 214.47 million BoP, current US$ | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 198.34 million BoP, current US$ | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 273.07 million BoP, current US$ | +37.7% |
| 1990 | 129.00 million BoP, current US$ | -52.8% |
| 1991 | 175.00 million BoP, current US$ | +35.7% |
| 1992 | 115.00 million BoP, current US$ | -34.3% |
| 1993 | 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ | +824.3% |
| 1994 | 2.33 billion BoP, current US$ | +119.1% |
| 1995 | 2.49 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 3.77 billion BoP, current US$ | +51.4% |
| 1997 | 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ | -29.0% |
| 1998 | 863.00 million BoP, current US$ | -67.7% |
| 1999 | 1.42 billion BoP, current US$ | +64.8% |
| 2000 | 2.03 billion BoP, current US$ | +42.4% |
| 2001 | 266.84 million BoP, current US$ | -86.8% |
| 2002 | 1.89 billion BoP, current US$ | +609.9% |
| 2003 | 2.12 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 1.81 billion BoP, current US$ | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 2.93 billion BoP, current US$ | +61.7% |
| 2006 | 7.64 billion BoP, current US$ | +160.6% |
| 2007 | 11.82 billion BoP, current US$ | +54.7% |
| 2008 | 15.40 billion BoP, current US$ | +30.3% |
| 2009 | 6.74 billion BoP, current US$ | -56.2% |
| 2010 | 15.35 billion BoP, current US$ | +127.7% |
| 2011 | 18.11 billion BoP, current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 16.90 billion BoP, current US$ | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 13.41 billion BoP, current US$ | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 16.06 billion BoP, current US$ | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 10.54 billion BoP, current US$ | -34.4% |
| 2016 | 10.10 billion BoP, current US$ | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 5.61 billion BoP, current US$ | -44.5% |
| 2018 | 5.77 billion BoP, current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 7.53 billion BoP, current US$ | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 3.30 billion BoP, current US$ | -56.2% |
| 2021 | 12.79 billion BoP, current US$ | +287.9% |
| 2022 | 11.81 billion BoP, current US$ | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 7.97 billion BoP, current US$ | -32.6% |
| 2024 | 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ | +63.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 153.78 million BoP, current US$, 84.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.88 million BoP, current US$, 246.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +824.3% | 115.00 million BoP, current US$ | 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ |
| 2002 | +609.9% | 266.84 million BoP, current US$ | 1.89 billion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 6 |
| 1980s | 236.70 million BoP, current US$ | 198.34 million BoP, current US$ | 292.95 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 115.00 million BoP, current US$ | 3.77 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.26 billion BoP, current US$ | 266.84 million BoP, current US$ | 15.40 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.61 billion BoP, current US$ | 18.11 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.78 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.30 billion BoP, current US$ | 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 165.93 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.291 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 121.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Malaysia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Malaysia was 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.11 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ in 1974.
- How does Malaysia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Malaysia ranks 24th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.