Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Malaysia: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.9871 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9246 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0625 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 38 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8595 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1906 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 0.9591 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8663 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0929 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9678 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0427 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.9 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9872 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0871 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.9046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9886 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0841 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.9326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9886 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.056 current US$ 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 us$), per unit of gdp, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.9871 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9246 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
- 0.0625 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malaysia rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 38 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.