Malaysia vs Mexico: Foreign direct investment, net outflows
Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time
- Malaysia
- Mexico
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ against 11.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Mexico, a difference of 1.75 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Mexico ahead.
Globally, Malaysia ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 25th of 191 countries.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.