Latin America & Caribbean vs Malaysia: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.221 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.0501 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4668 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.352 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1970s | 0.4045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1776 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2269 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 0.2817 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 0.2218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2705 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0486 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.1942 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2794 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0851 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.1658 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0587 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0486 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp, Latin America & Caribbean or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.221 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia?
- 0.0501 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 14th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), 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
Manufacturing, value added (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.