Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Malaysia
4.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
3.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malaysia rank
120th
Papua New Guinea rank
122nd
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Malaysia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 4.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 205 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8632 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7364 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7764 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 3.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6042 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 3.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9367 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 4.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8973 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Malaysia or Papua New Guinea?
- Malaysia, at 4.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.