How does Malaysia rank for gross fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?

Malaysia ranks 98th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.

Is gross fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Malaysia

Name: Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Malaysia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Malaysia: Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.8178 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.8178 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

98th

of 168 countries

All-time high

3.16 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

in 1971

All-time low

0.7314 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

in 2011

Years of data

1960–2025

Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.8178 constant LCU per US$ of GDP for gross fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 3.16 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.7314 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2011.

That places Malaysia 98th out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, 1960 to 2025.
Year	constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	2.37 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	—
1961	2.88 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+21.7%
1962	3.14 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
1963	2.69 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
1964	2.57 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1965	2.58 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1966	2.65 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1967	2.68 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1968	2.62 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1969	2.4 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1970	2.92 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+21.5%
1971	3.16 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1972	3.05 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1973	2.34 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-23.3%
1974	2.3 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1975	2.17 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1976	1.92 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
1977	1.85 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1978	1.61 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
1979	1.48 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1980	1.59 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
1981	1.84 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
1982	1.86 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1983	1.77 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1984	1.63 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1985	1.61 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1986	1.48 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1987	1.22 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
1988	1.37 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
1989	1.59 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
1990	1.78 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
1991	1.95 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
1992	1.8 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1993	1.88 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1994	1.96 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1995	2.02 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1996	1.92 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1997	2.11 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
1998	1.67 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-21.0%
1999	1.42 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
2000	1.52 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2001	1.5 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2002	1.39 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2003	1.31 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2004	1.2 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2005	1.09 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2006	1.02 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2007	0.954 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2008	0.8199 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
2009	0.9124 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
2010	0.8035 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
2011	0.7314 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2012	0.8246 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2013	0.8673 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2014	0.8691 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2015	1.01 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
2016	1.04 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2017	1.04 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2018	0.9353 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
2019	0.8997 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2020	0.8332 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2021	0.7471 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
2022	0.7315 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2023	0.7862 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
2024	0.8344 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2025	0.8178 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-2.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.66 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	2.37 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	3.14 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	2.28 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	1.48 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	3.16 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	1.6 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	1.22 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	1.86 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	1.85 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	1.42 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	2.11 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	1.17 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.8199 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	1.52 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.9015 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.7314 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	1.04 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.7917 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.7315 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	0.8344 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Malaysia

95 Macao 0.9826 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
96 Guatemala 0.9025 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
97 Haiti 0.8673 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
99 Israel 0.675 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
100 Yemen 0.614 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
101 Samoa 0.5905 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 96.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 438.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.09 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Malaysia?: Gross fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Malaysia was 0.8178 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 3.16 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 1971.
What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7314 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2011.
How does Malaysia rank for gross fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?: Malaysia ranks 98th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant LCU per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 168 places, 6,954 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.