Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malaysia: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.9233 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia
0.9871 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
26th
Malaysia rank
23rd

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.9871 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9233 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 38 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8595 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 0.9558 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8663 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0896 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.9231 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9678 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.899 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9872 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0881 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.904 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9886 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0846 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.9299 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9886 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0587 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$), per unit of gdp, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.9871 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9233 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?
0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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
244 places, 10,945 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.