Malaysia vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): GERD as a percentage of GDP

Malaysia
1.0%
in 2022
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
0.4%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
41st
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
42nd

GERD as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Malaysia
  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
0.250.50.7511.21.5199620092023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.0% against 0.4% in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.7 times MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1996 it was MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.

Malaysia ranks 41st and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 42nd of 116 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2000s 0.7% 0.4% 0.3% Malaysia
2010s 1.2% 0.4% 0.7% Malaysia
2020s 1.0% 0.4% 0.6% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gerd as a percentage of gdp, Malaysia or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
Malaysia, at 1.0% against 0.4% in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) as of 2022.
What is the difference in gerd as a percentage of gdp between Malaysia and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
0.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
17 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
Malaysia ranks 41st and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 42nd of 116 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GERD as a percentage of GDP
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
166 places, 3,775 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release