Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate (FDI annual growth) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate was -42.63 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Malaysia, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Malaysia stood at -42.63 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 123.1% on the previous year and down 140.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Malaysia peaked at 824.35 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -86.83 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Malaysia ranks 129th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.66 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -34.29 % change on previous year | -196.1% |
| 1993 | 824.35 % change on previous year | -2504.3% |
| 1994 | 119.1 % change on previous year | -85.6% |
| 1995 | 6.83 % change on previous year | -94.3% |
| 1996 | 51.45 % change on previous year | +653.6% |
| 1997 | -29.01 % change on previous year | -156.4% |
| 1998 | -67.74 % change on previous year | +133.5% |
| 1999 | 64.82 % change on previous year | -195.7% |
| 2000 | 42.44 % change on previous year | -34.5% |
| 2001 | -86.83 % change on previous year | -304.6% |
| 2002 | 613.81 % change on previous year | -806.9% |
| 2003 | -28.09 % change on previous year | -104.6% |
| 2004 | 50.49 % change on previous year | -279.8% |
| 2005 | 49.32 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 97.65 % change on previous year | +98.0% |
| 2007 | 82.24 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 36.37 % change on previous year | -55.8% |
| 2009 | -56.98 % change on previous year | -256.6% |
| 2010 | 105.97 % change on previous year | -286.0% |
| 2011 | 13.81 % change on previous year | -87.0% |
| 2012 | 12.42 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 2013 | -17.71 % change on previous year | -242.6% |
| 2014 | 16.03 % change on previous year | -190.5% |
| 2015 | -35.57 % change on previous year | -321.9% |
| 2016 | -24.03 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 2017 | -29.62 % change on previous year | +23.2% |
| 2018 | -9.29 % change on previous year | -68.6% |
| 2019 | 21.82 % change on previous year | -334.8% |
| 2020 | -61.17 % change on previous year | -380.3% |
| 2021 | 93.26 % change on previous year | -252.5% |
| 2022 | 184.92 % change on previous year | +98.3% |
| 2023 | -42.63 % change on previous year | -123.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's -42.63 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4385 % change on previous year. (44 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's -42.63 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2 % change on previous year. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +2504.3% | -34.29 % change on previous year | 824.35 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.91 % change on previous year | -67.74 % change on previous year | 824.35 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.04 % change on previous year | -86.83 % change on previous year | 613.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.38 % change on previous year | -35.57 % change on previous year | 105.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6 % change on previous year | -61.17 % change on previous year | 184.92 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 126 Namibia -34.43 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Norway -39.29 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Saudi Arabia -40.39 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Bahrain -42.86 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Bangladesh -43.15 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Democratic Republic of the Congo -46.04 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0126 units per US$ 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$, annual growth rate in Malaysia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Malaysia was -42.63 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 824.35 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -86.83 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Malaysia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Malaysia ranks 129th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 140.7%. 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$, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.