Lower middle income vs Malaysia: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Lower middle income
0.1693 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia
0.221 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
13th
Malaysia rank
14th
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Lower middle income
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.221 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1693 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0985 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 0.2279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1776 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0503 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 0.1951 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.1864 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2705 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0841 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.1657 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2794 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.1641 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0604 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0586 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$), per unit of gdp, Lower middle income or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.221 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1693 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lower middle income and Malaysia?
- 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malaysia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Malaysia rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lower middle income ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 14th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), 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.