Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita was 0.0002 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita in Malaysia is 0.0002 million USD per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.3% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0006 million USD per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 million USD per person, in 1992.
That places Malaysia 39th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million USD per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 million USD per person | +31.9% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD per person | -36.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +801.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +113.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +47.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -30.8% |
| 1998 | 0 million USD per person | -68.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +60.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +39.1% |
| 2001 | 0 million USD per person | -87.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +596.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -29.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +47.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +46.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +93.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +78.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +33.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -57.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +102.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -36.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -30.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -61.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +91.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +181.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -43.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0002 million USD per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 million USD per person, 14.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0002 million USD per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 million USD per person, 8.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +801.0% | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person |
| 2002 | +596.7% | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 36 Slovenia 0.0003 million USD per person compare
- 37 Finland 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 38 Italy 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 40 Azerbaijan 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 41 Grenada 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 42 New Caledonia 0.0002 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0126 units per US$ 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$, per capita in Malaysia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0002 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 million USD per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million USD per person in 1992.
- How does Malaysia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 39th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. 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$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.