Malawi vs World: Gross capital formation
Malawi
18.6%
in 2025
World
2.9%
in 2025
Malawi rank
17th
World rank
20th
Gross capital formation over time
- Malawi
- World
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 18.6% against 2.9% in World, a difference of 15.7%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 6.5 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2018 it was World ahead.
Malawi ranks 17th and World ranks 20th of 168 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 3.5% | 2.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | -5.5% | 2.5% | 8.0% | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Malawi or World?
- Malawi, at 18.6% against 2.9% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Malawi and World?
- 15.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and World?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and World rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Malawi ranks 17th and World ranks 20th 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.