Malaysia vs South Africa: Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita
Malaysia
12,425 current LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
14,463 current LCU per person
in 2025
Malaysia rank
101st
South Africa rank
98th
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita over time
- Malaysia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 14,463 current LCU per person against 12,425 current LCU per person in Malaysia, a difference of 2,038 current LCU per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Malaysia ranks 101st and South Africa ranks 98th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.59 current LCU per person | 105.37 current LCU per person | 4.78 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 396.05 current LCU per person | 260.23 current LCU per person | 135.81 current LCU per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1,024 current LCU per person | 979.84 current LCU per person | 44.59 current LCU per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2,839 current LCU per person | 2,788 current LCU per person | 50.87 current LCU per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 5,597 current LCU per person | 6,191 current LCU per person | 594.06 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 8,293 current LCU per person | 9,674 current LCU per person | 1,381 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 11,423 current LCU per person | 13,312 current LCU per person | 1,889 current LCU per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita, Malaysia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 14,463 current LCU per person against 12,425 current LCU per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita between Malaysia and South Africa?
- 2,038 current LCU per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 101st and South Africa ranks 98th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.