Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0025 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Malaysia stood at 0.0025 million USD per person.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0026 million USD per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +49.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +19.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +21.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.001 million USD per person | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.001 million USD per person | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.001 million USD per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -21.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +27.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +23.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +19.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +19.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 million USD per person | -44.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 million USD per person | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 million USD per person | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 million USD per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 million USD per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 million USD per person | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 million USD per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 million USD per person | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +10.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0025 million USD per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0015 million USD per person, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0025 million USD per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0014 million USD per person, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0025 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 million USD per person | 0.0015 million USD per person | 0.0017 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 million USD per person | 0.0018 million USD per person | 0.0026 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 million USD per person | 0.0021 million USD per person | 0.0025 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 76 Russia 0.0027 million USD per person compare
- 77 Mauritius 0.0027 million USD per person compare
- 78 Nauru 0.0026 million USD per person compare
- 80 Saint Lucia 0.0025 million USD per person compare
- 81 Costa Rica 0.0025 million USD per person compare
- 82 Seychelles 0.0025 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- 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$), annual growth rate 8.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Malaysia?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0025 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 million USD per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
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- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.