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Foreign direct investment to GDP in Malaysia

Latest: 4.6%
Previous: 4.2%
Change: +0.38 (+9.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Foreign direct investment to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Foreign direct investment to GDP in Malaysia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	2.4%
Dec 31, 1971	2.4%
Dec 31, 1972	2.3%
Dec 31, 1973	2.2%
Dec 31, 1974	6.0%
Dec 31, 1975	3.8%
Dec 31, 1976	3.5%
Dec 31, 1977	3.1%
Dec 31, 1978	3.1%
Dec 31, 1979	2.7%
Dec 31, 1980	3.8%
Dec 31, 1981	5.1%
Dec 31, 1982	5.2%
Dec 31, 1983	4.2%
Dec 31, 1984	2.3%
Dec 31, 1985	2.2%
Dec 31, 1986	1.8%
Dec 31, 1987	1.3%
Dec 31, 1988	2.0%
Dec 31, 1989	4.3%
Dec 31, 1990	5.3%
Dec 31, 1991	8.1%
Dec 31, 1992	8.8%
Dec 31, 1993	7.5%
Dec 31, 1994	5.8%
Dec 31, 1995	4.7%
Dec 31, 1996	5.0%
Dec 31, 1997	5.1%
Dec 31, 1998	3.0%
Dec 31, 1999	4.9%
Dec 31, 2000	4.0%
Dec 31, 2001	0.6%
Dec 31, 2002	3.2%
Dec 31, 2003	2.9%
Dec 31, 2004	3.5%
Dec 31, 2005	2.7%
Dec 31, 2006	4.7%
Dec 31, 2007	4.7%
Dec 31, 2008	3.3%
Dec 31, 2009	0.1%
Dec 31, 2010	4.3%
Dec 31, 2011	5.1%
Dec 31, 2012	2.8%
Dec 31, 2013	3.5%
Dec 31, 2014	3.1%
Dec 31, 2015	3.3%
Dec 31, 2016	4.5%
Dec 31, 2017	2.9%
Dec 31, 2018	2.3%
Dec 31, 2019	2.5%
Dec 31, 2020	1.2%
Dec 31, 2021	5.4%
Dec 31, 2022	3.7%
Dec 31, 2023	2.4%
Dec 31, 2024	4.2%
Dec 31, 2025	4.6%

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