Ecuador vs Malaysia: Gross capital formation
Ecuador
20.9%
in 2025
Malaysia
20.5%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
121st
Malaysia rank
124th
Gross capital formation over time
- Ecuador
- Malaysia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 20.9% against 20.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 121st and Malaysia ranks 124th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.1% | 16.2% | 5.9% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 18.8% | 23.7% | 4.8% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 30.7% | 11.1% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 36.3% | 18.9% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 23.0% | 4.6% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 24.5% | 1.7% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 21.8% | 1.4% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Ecuador or Malaysia?
- Ecuador, at 20.9% against 20.5% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 0.4%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Ecuador ranks 121st and Malaysia ranks 124th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (% 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 includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.