Malaysia vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): GERD as a percentage of GDP

Malaysia
1.0%
in 2022
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
0.5%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
41st
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
40th

GERD as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Malaysia
  • WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
0.250.50.7511.21.5199620092023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.0% against 0.5% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.9 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1996 it was WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.

Malaysia ranks 41st and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 40th of 116 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 0.7% 0.5% 0.2% Malaysia
2010s 1.2% 0.5% 0.7% Malaysia
2020s 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gerd as a percentage of gdp, Malaysia or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
Malaysia, at 1.0% against 0.5% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2022.
What is the difference in gerd as a percentage of gdp between Malaysia and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
17 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
Malaysia ranks 41st and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 40th 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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About this data

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