M'sia's foreign investment surges to RM75b in 2022

Malaysia’s net inflows of foreign investment surged to RM74.6 billion in 2022 from RM50.4 billion in 2021, while investment abroad tripled to RM58.6 billion from RM19.4 billion.

“Malaysia’s foreign direct investment (FDI) position, as of the end of 2022, registered a higher value at RM879.1 billion,” the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement.

“The encouraging performance in both FDI and direct investment abroad (DIA) has shown the favourable economic situation in the country that attracted foreign companies to continue their investments and similarly...