Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Asia-Pacific
LOCOmonitor™ has tracked a total of 13684 foreign direct investment projects by multinational companies into 'Developing Asia-Pacific' since 2002. Select a country below for an FDI Snapshot.
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India
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Laos
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Malaysia FDI Report
Since 2002, LOCOmonitor™ has tracked 642 foreign direct investment projects in Malaysia.
Click on the buttons below for a general overview of foreign direct investment trends in Malaysia. This information is updated on a monthly basis.
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FDI By Year in Malaysia
| Year | FDI Projects | Capital Investment US$ |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 35 | $632.81 Mn |
| 2006 | 123 | $1.44 Bn |
| 2005 | 94 | $1.46 Bn |
| 2004 | 125 | $1.72 Bn |
| 2003 | 186 | $3.82 Bn |
Data for 2007 is up to the month ending April.
Capital Investment data is not captured for all FDI projects in Malaysia.
Top multinational companies investing in MalaysiaTop multinational companies in Malaysia
Shown below are the top multinational companies ranked by the number of FDI projects in Malaysia since 2002.
| Company | Projects |
|---|---|
| Al-Rajhi Bank | 15 |
| HSBC | 7 |
| Standard Chartered Bank | 7 |
| Intel | 6 |
| ExxonMobil | 5 |
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FDI projects in Malaysia by source countrySource Country of multinationals investing in Malaysia
Shown below are the top 5 countries investing in Malaysia since 2002. This is based on the number of FDI projects invested by companies from that country.
| Source Country | Projects |
|---|---|
| USA | 157 |
| Japan | 63 |
| Germany | 55 |
| UK | 51 |
| Netherlands | 27 |
FDI projects by cluster in Malaysia
LOCOmonitor™ tracks FDI across all industries and classifies each FDI project into its specific industry cluster, sector and technology area. The number of foreign direct investment projects in Malaysia within each industry cluster is shown below.
| Industry clusters | Projects |
|---|---|
| Electronics | 101 |
| Business & Financial Services | 87 |
| ICT | 85 |
| Transport Equipment | 73 |
| Heavy Industry | 69 |
| Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber | 48 |
| Food/Beverages/Tobacco | 40 |
| Light Industry | 37 |
| Property, Tourism & Leisure | 35 |
| Life Sciences | 25 |
| Logistics & Distribution | 24 |
| Consumer Products | 18 |
FDI projects in Malaysia by key business function
FDI Projects by Key Business Function in Malaysia
For every foreign direct investment project tracked by LOCOmonitor™, the key
business function of the operation is recorded.
The key business
function of a project is defined as the main activity of the new operation.
Shown below are the number of FDI projects in Malaysia within each key business
function.
| FDI Key Business Function | Projects |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 213 |
| Retail | 84 |
| Business Services | 76 |
| Sales, Marketing and Support | 63 |
| Research and Development | 47 |
| Logistics and Distribution | 39 |
| HQ | 38 |
| Extraction | 12 |
| Maintenance/Service | 12 |
| Technical Support Centre | 12 |
| Shared Services Centre | 11 |
| Construction | 11 |
| Customer Support Centre | 11 |
| Training | 6 |
| Internet or ICT Infrastructure | 4 |
| Electricity | 3 |
