Ecuador vs Malaysia: Total factor productivity
Ecuador
1.04
in 2023
Malaysia
1.04
in 2023
Ecuador rank
17th
Malaysia rank
15th
Total factor productivity over time
- Ecuador
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.04 against 1.04 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Malaysia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 17th and Malaysia ranks 15th of 120 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7106 | 1.35 | 0.6369 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.738 | 1.49 | 0.7566 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.8493 | 1.62 | 0.7754 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.8492 | 1.23 | 0.3808 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.8332 | 1.08 | 0.245 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.9026 | 1.04 | 0.1364 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 1.04 | 0.0116 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 1.02 | 0.0017 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Ecuador or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1.04 against 1.04 in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 0, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Ecuador ranks 17th and Malaysia ranks 15th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total factor productivity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the level of total factor productivity, relative to each country's value in 2021 (which is set to 1). This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.