Malta vs Papua New Guinea: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP

Malta
0.1779 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2004
Malta rank
137th
Papua New Guinea rank
135th

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Malta
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1779 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malta, a difference of 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Malta ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1935 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2278 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0342 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.2114 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2444 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.2427 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1902 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta
2000s 0.2111 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1946 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, Malta or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1779 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malta as of 2004.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between Malta and Papua New Guinea?
0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2004.
How do Malta and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malta ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
224 places, 10,322 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.