Brazil vs Malaysia: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Brazil
0.9541 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia
0.8766 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Brazil rank
118th
Malaysia rank
119th
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Brazil
- Malaysia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.9541 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8766 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0775 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Brazil ranks 118th and Malaysia ranks 119th of 187 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4974 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4974 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5994 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5994 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7435 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7435 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.1206 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8946 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.4303 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8461 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4158 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.485 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8899 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4049 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.9124 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9504 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.038 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Brazil or Malaysia?
- Brazil, at 0.9541 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8766 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Brazil and Malaysia?
- 0.0775 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Malaysia rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 118th and Malaysia ranks 119th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.