Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0263 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.0263 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 48.9% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 0.0516 million USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre, in 2009.
That places Malaysia 59th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0123 million USD per square kilometre | +54.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0156 million USD per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0139 million USD per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0222 million USD per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0192 million USD per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0083 million USD per square kilometre | -57.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | -85.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0098 million USD per square kilometre | +478.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0075 million USD per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0141 million USD per square kilometre | +87.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0121 million USD per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0184 million USD per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0256 million USD per square kilometre | +38.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0223 million USD per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -97.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0276 million USD per square kilometre | +5106.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0371 million USD per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0281 million USD per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0369 million USD per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0331 million USD per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0307 million USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0345 million USD per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0286 million USD per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0232 million USD per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0238 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0096 million USD per square kilometre | -59.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0371 million USD per square kilometre | +285.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0516 million USD per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0263 million USD per square kilometre | -48.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0263 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0107 million USD per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0263 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +5106.5% | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0276 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +478.3% | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0098 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +285.3% | 0.0096 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0371 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0147 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0222 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0123 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0256 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0304 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0232 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0371 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0311 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0096 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0516 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 56 Chile 0.0283 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 57 Panama 0.0272 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 58 North Macedonia 0.0264 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 60 Bangladesh 0.0231 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 61 Georgia 0.0229 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 62 Cambodia 0.0224 million USD per square kilometre 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Malaysia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Malaysia was 0.0263 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0516 million USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Malaysia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 59th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.