Malaysia vs Peru: Gross capital formation
Malaysia
20.5%
in 2025
Peru
20.3%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
124th
Peru rank
126th
Gross capital formation over time
- Malaysia
- Peru
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 20.5% against 20.3% in Peru, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.
Malaysia ranks 124th and Peru ranks 126th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.2% | 38.9% | 22.7% | Peru |
| 1970s | 23.7% | 22.3% | 1.4% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 26.6% | 4.1% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 36.3% | 20.8% | 15.5% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 19.5% | 3.4% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 23.2% | 1.3% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.4% | 1.3% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Malaysia or Peru?
- Malaysia, at 20.5% against 20.3% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Malaysia and Peru?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Peru?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Peru rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Malaysia ranks 124th and Peru ranks 126th 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.