Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 7,643 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Malaysia is 7,643 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.6% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Malaysia peaked at 17,143 million USD in 2012 and was at its lowest, 115 million USD, in 1992.
Malaysia ranks 33rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 129 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 175 million USD | +35.7% |
| 1992 | 115 million USD | -34.3% |
| 1993 | 1,063 million USD | +824.3% |
| 1994 | 2,329 million USD | +119.1% |
| 1995 | 2,488 million USD | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 3,768 million USD | +51.4% |
| 1997 | 2,675 million USD | -29.0% |
| 1998 | 863 million USD | -67.7% |
| 1999 | 1,422 million USD | +64.8% |
| 2000 | 2,026 million USD | +42.4% |
| 2001 | 266.84 million USD | -86.8% |
| 2002 | 1,905 million USD | +613.8% |
| 2003 | 1,370 million USD | -28.1% |
| 2004 | 2,061 million USD | +50.5% |
| 2005 | 3,078 million USD | +49.3% |
| 2006 | 6,084 million USD | +97.7% |
| 2007 | 11,087 million USD | +82.2% |
| 2008 | 15,120 million USD | +36.4% |
| 2009 | 6,505 million USD | -57.0% |
| 2010 | 13,399 million USD | +106.0% |
| 2011 | 15,249 million USD | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 17,143 million USD | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 14,107 million USD | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 16,369 million USD | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 10,546 million USD | -35.6% |
| 2016 | 8,011 million USD | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 5,638 million USD | -29.6% |
| 2018 | 5,114 million USD | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 6,230 million USD | +21.8% |
| 2020 | 2,419 million USD | -61.2% |
| 2021 | 4,676 million USD | +93.3% |
| 2022 | 13,322 million USD | +184.9% |
| 2023 | 7,643 million USD | -42.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 7,643 million USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.33 million USD, 143.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 7,643 million USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.94 million USD, 100.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +824.3% | 115 million USD | 1,063 million USD |
| 2002 | +613.8% | 266.84 million USD | 1,905 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,503 million USD | 115 million USD | 3,768 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,950 million USD | 266.84 million USD | 15,120 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,181 million USD | 5,114 million USD | 17,143 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,015 million USD | 2,419 million USD | 13,322 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0126 units per US$ 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$, gaps filled in Malaysia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Malaysia was 7,643 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,143 million USD in 2012.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 115 million USD in 1992.
- How does Malaysia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. 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$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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$ 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$ 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.