Malawi vs Small states: Gross capital formation
Malawi
18.6%
in 2025
Small states
3.4%
in 2024
Malawi rank
17th
Small states rank
14th
Gross capital formation over time
- Malawi
- Small states
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 18.6% against 3.4% in Small states, a difference of 15.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 5.4 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Small states ahead.
Malawi ranks 17th and Small states ranks 14th of 168 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 3.7% | 2.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | -10.4% | 0.9% | 11.3% | Small states |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Malawi or Small states?
- Malawi, at 18.6% against 3.4% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Malawi and Small states?
- 15.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Small states?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Small states rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Malawi ranks 17th and Small states ranks 14th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.