Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 7,643 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 7,643 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$ 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$ in Malaysia peaked at 17,143 million USD in 2012 and was at its lowest, 115 million USD, in 1992.
That places Malaysia 33rd out of 182 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.
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
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 5.54 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 1.38 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 12,352 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 22.1 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 444.41 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 12,352 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 4.28 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -10.77 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -2.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 26.06 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Malaysia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Malaysia was 7,643 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,143 million USD in 2012.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 115 million USD in 1992.
- How does Malaysia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.