Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.2005 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Malaysia stood at 0.2005 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 0.2537 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0338 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1992.
Malaysia ranks 84th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.043 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.1778 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +313.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1117 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1035 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.106 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1025 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1879 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +83.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1561 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0774 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -50.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1273 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +64.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0638 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -49.9% |
| 1991 | 0.049 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0338 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -31.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0582 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +72.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0559 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2128 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +280.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1945 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1696 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1961 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1411 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -28.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1851 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +31.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2537 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +37.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1792 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -29.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2103 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2029 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1911 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2168 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2162 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2261 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2191 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2152 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2399 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2101 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2172 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2376 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2388 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2086 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2068 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.188 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2005 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.2005 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1541 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.2005 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1627 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +313.6% | 0.043 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1778 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
| 2001 | +280.7% | 0.0559 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2128 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1193 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.043 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1879 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0521 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0338 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0638 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1936 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1411 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2537 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2154 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1911 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2399 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2134 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.188 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2388 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 81 United States 0.2138 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 82 Australia 0.2031 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Senegal 0.2007 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 85 Botswana 0.1909 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 86 Nigeria 0.1908 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 87 Sudan 0.1871 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Malaysia?
- Other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Malaysia was 0.2005 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2537 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0338 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- How does Malaysia rank for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 84th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Other investment International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
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.