Malaysia vs Uruguay: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Malaysia
35,462 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Uruguay
32,742 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Malaysia rank
64th
Uruguay rank
67th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Malaysia
  • Uruguay
10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k35.0k199020072025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 35,462 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 32,742 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Uruguay, a difference of 2,720 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.

Malaysia ranks 64th and Uruguay ranks 67th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 15,558 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 16,850 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,292 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Uruguay
2000s 20,445 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 19,209 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,236 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Malaysia
2010s 27,242 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 28,279 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,037 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Uruguay
2020s 32,265 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 30,675 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,589 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Malaysia or Uruguay?
Malaysia, at 35,462 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 32,742 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Malaysia and Uruguay?
2,720 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uruguay?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Uruguay rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Malaysia ranks 64th and Uruguay ranks 67th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.