Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 8,679 million USD in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 8,679 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in 2023.
The figure is down 46.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Malaysia peaked at 16,091 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 186.33 million USD, in 2009.
Malaysia ranks 31st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,114 million USD | 4,426 million USD | 9,339 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,096 million USD | 186.33 million USD | 9,105 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,220 million USD | 7,415 million USD | 11,844 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,896 million USD | 3,226 million USD | 16,091 million USD | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.9412 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 12,352 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 5.54 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 1.38 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 12,352 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 22.1 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 444.41 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Malaysia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Malaysia was 8,679 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 16,091 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 186.33 million USD in 2009.
- How does Malaysia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Malaysia ranks 31st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.