Statistics on foreign affiliate presents the business activities of foreign controlled in Malaysia. Foreign affliate is defined as an enterprise in Malaysia that are controlled by country of ultimate foreign investor (the holding of equity interest is more than 50 per cent). They could be a foreign branch, subsidiaries or joint ventrures companies.
Net FDI and DIA statistics are available in the Quarterly Balance of Payments Report, which can be downloaded from DOSM website. Detailed statistics on FDI & DIA by country and sector are available in Monthly Statistical Bulletin of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), which are available in BNM website (www.bnm.gov.my). Data sources are from Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) and BNM.
FDI refers to investment in the form of financial instruments namely equity capital, reinvested earnings and other capital (inter-company loans, trade credit, advances, etc.) by foreign direct investors in their direct investment enterprises in Malaysia. A direct investor is a foreign entity (individual or company) that owned, either directly or indirectly, at least 10 per cent of equity capital (in the form of ordinary shares or voting power) of an enterprise in Malaysia.
Conversely, Direct Investment Abroad (DIA) refers to investment (namely: equity capital, reinvested earnings and other capital) made by Malaysian-based companies (direct investors) in their overseas affiliates where they own at least 10 per cent of equity capital.
Flows data refer to transactions of an economy with the rest of the world over a period of time (i.e. quarter). Positions are stock-oriented measures that provide a balance sheet statement (financial assets and liabilities) of the Malaysian economy vis-à-vis the rest of the world at a point in time (usually at the end of the year).
A resident is any individual, enterprise or other organisation ordinarily domiciled in Malaysia for a period of at least one year. Branches and/or incorporated subsidiaries of foreign enterprises operating in Malaysia are regarded as residents. A non-resident is any individual, enterprise or other organisation ordinarily domiciled in a country other than Malaysia. Branches and/or subsidiaries of Malaysian companies operating abroad are regarded as non-residents.
