Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 7,666 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Malaysia is 7,666 million USD, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 39.4% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Malaysia peaked at 14,405 million USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 173.06 million USD, in 1992.
That places Malaysia 30th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 218.67 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 291.17 million USD | +33.2% |
| 1992 | 173.06 million USD | -40.6% |
| 1993 | 1,554 million USD | +798.2% |
| 1994 | 3,341 million USD | +114.9% |
| 1995 | 3,286 million USD | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 4,822 million USD | +46.7% |
| 1997 | 3,699 million USD | -23.3% |
| 1998 | 1,534 million USD | -58.5% |
| 1999 | 2,448 million USD | +59.5% |
| 2000 | 3,203 million USD | +30.9% |
| 2001 | 428.63 million USD | -86.6% |
| 2002 | 2,967 million USD | +592.2% |
| 2003 | 2,065 million USD | -30.4% |
| 2004 | 2,932 million USD | +42.0% |
| 2005 | 4,008 million USD | +36.7% |
| 2006 | 7,379 million USD | +84.1% |
| 2007 | 12,016 million USD | +62.8% |
| 2008 | 14,405 million USD | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 6,966 million USD | -51.6% |
| 2010 | 12,224 million USD | +75.5% |
| 2011 | 12,537 million USD | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 14,086 million USD | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 11,804 million USD | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 13,885 million USD | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 10,546 million USD | -24.0% |
| 2016 | 8,370 million USD | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 5,885 million USD | -29.7% |
| 2018 | 4,978 million USD | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 6,221 million USD | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 2,470 million USD | -60.3% |
| 2021 | 4,451 million USD | +80.2% |
| 2022 | 12,655 million USD | +184.3% |
| 2023 | 7,666 million USD | -39.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 7,666 million USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.28 million USD, 205.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 7,666 million USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.06 million USD, 129.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +798.2% | 173.06 million USD | 1,554 million USD |
| 2002 | +592.2% | 428.63 million USD | 2,967 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,137 million USD | 173.06 million USD | 4,822 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,637 million USD | 428.63 million USD | 14,405 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,054 million USD | 4,978 million USD | 14,086 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,811 million USD | 2,470 million USD | 12,655 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0126 units per US$ 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 total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Malaysia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Malaysia was 7,666 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,405 million USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 173.06 million USD in 1992.
- How does Malaysia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Malaysia ranks 30th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 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
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 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.