Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate was -48.92 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Malaysia, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded -48.92 % change on previous year for total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 224.9% on the previous year and down 257.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Malaysia peaked at 478.28 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -97.63 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Malaysia ranks 173rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.84 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 27.08 % change on previous year | -50.6% |
| 1993 | 11.74 % change on previous year | -56.7% |
| 1994 | -20.21 % change on previous year | -272.2% |
| 1995 | 26.94 % change on previous year | -233.3% |
| 1996 | 25.49 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1997 | -13.35 % change on previous year | -152.4% |
| 1998 | -57.08 % change on previous year | +327.6% |
| 1999 | 43.52 % change on previous year | -176.3% |
| 2000 | -2.76 % change on previous year | -106.3% |
| 2001 | -85.37 % change on previous year | +2989.8% |
| 2002 | 478.28 % change on previous year | -660.2% |
| 2003 | -22.8 % change on previous year | -104.8% |
| 2004 | 86.96 % change on previous year | -481.5% |
| 2005 | -14.26 % change on previous year | -116.4% |
| 2006 | 52.85 % change on previous year | -470.6% |
| 2007 | 38.64 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 2008 | -12.78 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 2009 | -97.63 % change on previous year | +663.6% |
| 2011 | 34.63 % change on previous year | -135.5% |
| 2012 | -24.26 % change on previous year | -170.0% |
| 2013 | 31.14 % change on previous year | -228.4% |
| 2014 | -10.22 % change on previous year | -132.8% |
| 2015 | -7.31 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 2016 | 12.43 % change on previous year | -270.1% |
| 2017 | -17.09 % change on previous year | -237.4% |
| 2018 | -18.94 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -113.5% |
| 2020 | -59.56 % change on previous year | -2433.6% |
| 2021 | 285.29 % change on previous year | -579.0% |
| 2022 | 39.15 % change on previous year | -86.3% |
| 2023 | -48.92 % change on previous year | -224.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -2989.8% | -2.76 % change on previous year | -85.37 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -2433.6% | 2.55 % change on previous year | -59.56 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 % change on previous year | -57.08 % change on previous year | 54.84 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 42.11 % change on previous year | -97.63 % change on previous year | 478.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3262 % change on previous year | -24.26 % change on previous year | 34.63 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 53.99 % change on previous year | -59.56 % change on previous year | 285.29 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 170 China, Taiwan Province of -43.89 % change on previous year compare
- 171 Syrian Arab Republic -45.27 % change on previous year compare
- 172 Slovenia -45.92 % change on previous year compare
- 174 Kazakhstan -50.72 % change on previous year compare
- 175 Libya -50.74 % change on previous year compare
- 176 Morocco -51.57 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 96.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 438.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Malaysia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Malaysia was -48.92 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 478.28 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -97.63 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Malaysia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Malaysia ranks 173rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 257.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.