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 32nd out of 168 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$ 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$ 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$ 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$?
- Malaysia ranks 32nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ 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.